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Drosera rotundifolia

Common Sundew, Round Leaf Sundew
Also known as: Drosera belezeana E.G.Camus +17 more
  • Drosera belezeana E.G.Camus
  • Drosera corsica (Maire) A.W.Hill
  • Drosera corsica Maire
  • Drosera rotundifolia f. breviscapa Domin
  • Drosera rotundifolia f. comosa (Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Drosera rotundifolia f. corsica Maire
  • Drosera rotundifolia f. pygmaea Popov
  • Drosera rotundifolia f. rotundifolia
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata (Lyngb.) Sylven ex Witte
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata Kern & Steen.
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata Lyngb.
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. breviscapa Domin
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. breviscapa Regel
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. comosa Fern.
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. corsica (Maire) Briquet
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. distachya (DC.) Rouy
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. distachya DC.
  • Drosera rotundifolia subsp. furcata Y.Z.Ruan
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Droseraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Drosera rotundifolia (commonly known as Common Sundew or Round-leaf Sundew) is a herbaceous perennial within the Droseraceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Malesia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Netherlands, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina South

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