Drosera filiformis Raf.

Thread-leaved Sundew

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Droseraceae

Genus: Drosera

Species: Drosera filiformis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Heterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Drosera filiformis

Drosera filiformis

Leaf. Note glandular hairs and trapped insects.

Plymouth County, MA

Date: 2020-08-26

Drosera filiformis

Leaves. The long narrow leaves grow out from a basal stem.

Plymouth County, MA

Date: 2020-08-26

Drosera filiformis

Leaves

Plymouth County, MA

Date: 2020-08-26

Drosera filiformis

Leaf

Plymouth County, MA

Date: 2020-08-26

Drosera filiformis

Immature fruit

Plymouth County, MA

Date: 2020-08-26