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Tracy's sundew

Drosera filiformis var. tracyii

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

A species of sundew, it is unusual within its genus in that the long, erect, filiform (thread-like) leaves of this plant unroll in spirals - an arrangement similar to the circinate vernation seen in ferns.

Habitat:

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Reference Links:

Drosera filiformis

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Comments (43)
Pat10
Cool! Wow! Poor flies! It is a scary plant! It is very nice. It is an interesting plant. Wow! It is an awesome plant. I wouldn´t dare touch that plant. For scientists it is a very interesting plant. Form II Yellow (generation 2017) Saint George´s School
Pat10
Wow! Nice and scary! Form II Brown class Saint George`s School
Maria dB
Belated thanks, M Fortune, Leanne, Antonio and Toshimi!
M Fortune
Wow!!! That's and amazing plant and a great photo too!
LeanneGardner
Congratulations Maria! I love Sundews, great spotting :)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow !so beautiful Maria,great spotting,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing
Maria dB
Thanks, Jacob, Thirvour, Carol and Gerardo!
Gerardo Aizpuru
This is so nice what a great series Maria Congratulations :)
Jacob Gorneau
Congratulations on a fantastic spotting of the day! :-)
Maria dB
Thanks so much, everyone, for your kind words and observations. It's a pleasure to share what I have the privilege to see with Project Noah members. I always look forward to seeing what you have spotted, too. :>)
Namitha
Congrats Maria on this wonderful spotting
Maria dB
This was a lovely surprise this morning - Karen, thanks for selecting this series as SOTD and to all of you for your nice comments! It's a fascinating plant and having a macro lens for such shots would be great (I took these using a zoom lens!). Glad that you enjoyed seeing this! :>)
Tiz
Congratulations, a wonderful macro photo!
KarenL
Congratulations Maria, your awesome series has been chosen as spotting of the day! Tracy's sundew is a carnivorous plant endemic to North America. Its long thread-like leaves are covered with sticky tentacles that trap insects, which are then slowly digested by the leaf. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152910052470603&set=a.10152910051900603.1073741839.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/345365885265010689
yeskay
beautiful piece of photography

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Flowers of the Southeastern United States
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Flowers of North America

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PublishedJune 13, 2013

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