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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Droseraceae
Drosera intermedia Hayne
narrow-leaved sundew, spoon-leaf sundew
Drosera: Greek droseros for "dewy" referring to clear glutinous fluid on leaves
intermedia: intermediate, indicating an observation that a species was probably considered as being halfway or partway between two others with regard to some particular characteristic, e.g. tall, short, and "intermediate"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-8" tall, reddish, insectivorous forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/3" wide; inflorescence a linear cluster (cyme) of stalked flowers that blooms from the top down, tip nodding until all the flowers open; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | reddish-brown, oblong seeds |
| Leaf: | mostly in a basal rosette, stalked, mostly oblong to oval, the upper surface with long glandular hairs to capture and digest prey |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs, shallows; in sandy soil |
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