PINK SUNDEW 



Scientific name: Drosera capillahs. 



Identifying features: Rosettes of mature plants up to 3 inches across, but much 

 smaller specimens often flowering. No conspicuous stem. Leaves pinkish to red 

 unless heavily shaded, shaped like tapered spoons, expanded at the tip. Flowers 

 pink, stalks hairless, to 8 inches long. 



Flowering period: Any time from April to October, but mostly in spring. 



Distribution: Coastal Virginia to southern Florida west to Texas, mainly on the 

 Lower Coastal Plain. Many scattered populations farther inland. 



Habitat: Bogs, wet savannas, wet ditches, seepage slopes, and low, open sandy 

 areas near streams. 



Distribution in forest: Throughout. 



Abundance in forest: Very abundant. The most abundant species of carnivorous 

 plant in the South. 



Other information: Populations of this plant may be very dense, sometimes up 

 to hundreds per square yard. 



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