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Common sundew
Drosera rotundifolia
55.7304, 26.2471
Field Notes
Description:
The leaves of the common sundew are arranged in a basal rosette. The narrow, hairy, 1.3–5.0 cm long petioles support 4–10 mm long laminae. The upper surface of the lamina is densely covered with red glandular hairs that secrete a sticky mucilage.
A typical plant has a diameter of around 3–5 cm, with a 5–25 cm tall inflorescence. The flowers grow on one side of a single slender, hairless stalk that emanates from the centre of the leaf rosette. White or pink in colour, the five-petalled flowers produce 1.0–1.5 mm, light brown, slender, tapered seeds.
Habitat:
The common sundew thrives in wetlands such as marshes and fens.[2] It is also found in wet stands of black spruce, Sphagnum bogs, silty and boggy shorelines and wet sands. It prefers open, sunny or partly sunny habitats.
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