DWARF SUNDEW 



Scientific name: Drosera brevifolia. 



Identifying features: Rosette no more 

 than 1 1/2 inch across, usually smaller. No 

 conspicuous stem. Leaves pinkish to red 

 unless heavily shaded, gradually tapering 

 to a wider tip like a broadened spatula, but 

 not spoon-shaped. Flowers pink to white, 

 stalks to 3 inches long, with glandular 

 hairs. 



Flowering period: Any time from April 

 to October, but mostly in spring. 



Distribution: Coastal Virginia to south- 

 ern Florida and west to Texas, with many 

 sites inland as far as Arkansas and Ten- 

 nessee. 



Habitat: Moist pine flatwoods, roadsides, 

 drier portions of bogs and wet savannas. 

 Always in drier sites than the pink sun- 



dew and seldom as abundant. 

 Distribution in forest: Throughout. 



Abundance in forest: Common, although not often noticed. 



Otiier information: This species and the pink sundew are often confused. The 

 smaller size, glandular hairs on the flower stalks and less conspicuous spooning 

 at the ends of the leaves allow the dwarf sundew to be easily identified. 



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