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Photographer: Paul Skawinski
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Family Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia L.
round-leaved sundew
Drosera: Greek droseros for "dewy" referring to clear glutinous fluid on leaves
rotundifolia: Latin for "round leaves"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-8" tall, reddish, insectivorous forb |
| Flower: | white to pink, 5-parted, 1/2" wide; inflorescence a linear cluster (cyme) of stalked flowers that bloom from the top down, the tip nodding until the flowers open; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | light brown, shiny, long seeds |
| Leaf: | mostly in a basal rosette, stalked, roundish, wider than long, much shorter than the stalks, the upper surface with long glandular hairs to capture and digest prey |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs, shallows, peaty ditches |
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