SUNDEW FAMILY 



DROSERACE^E SUNDEW FAMILY 



Drosera rotundifolia, L. 



White Round leaved Sundew, Moor-grass, 



Dew Plant, Youthwort, 



July-August Eyebright, Rosa-solis. 



Drosera: for derivation see filiformis. 



Rotundifolia: from Latin for wheel and leaves, hence 

 round-leaved. 



THE PREFERRED HABITAT: open bogs, usually in sphag- 

 num moss, or wet sandy places. 



THE PLANT: the flower stalk erect, four inches to ten 

 inches high, slender, hairless. 



THE LEAVES: basal; spreading on the ground; round or 

 even broader; one half inch to two inches long; the upper 

 surface covered with slender glandular hairs; round at 

 the apex; at the base abruptly narrowed into a flat stem 

 with short, soft hairs. 



THE FLOWERS: small, four to twelve on stems, in a one 

 sided raceme, which is simple or sometimes once-forked. 

 Petals oblong, somewhat exceeding the sepals; five stamens. 



THE FRUIT: a capsule. 



This species forms flat rosettes of glistening red leaves 

 with round ends, from which rise slender flower stalks 

 bearing pure white flowers. 



A drug, made from this plant, is used in the treatment 

 of whooping-cough. 



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