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Photographer: Hugh H. Iltis
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Family Droseraceae
Drosera linearis Goldie
linear-leaved sundew, slender-leaved sundew
Drosera: Greek droseros for "dewy" referring to clear glutinous fluid on leaves
linearis: linear
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-8" tall, reddish, insectivorous forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2" 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: | black, oblong, pitted seeds |
| Leaf: | mostly in a basal rosette, stalked, long and narrow, the upper surface with long glandular hairs to capture and digest prey |
| Habitat: | wet; fens; in limy soil |
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