Drosera filiformis
Thread-leaved sundew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
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Species: | D. filiformis
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Binomial name | |
Drosera filiformis Raf. (1808)
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Drosera filiformis, commonly known as the thread-leaved sundew,[1] is a small, insectivorous, rosette-forming species of perennial herb. A species of sundew, it is unusual within its genus in that the long, erect, filiform (thread-like)[1] leaves of this plant unroll in spirals – an arrangement similar to the circinate vernation seen in ferns.
Distribution and habitat[]
D. filiformis occurs naturally in both Canada and the United States; its natural range extends down the eastern seaboard of North America from south western Nova Scotia[1] in the north down through New England to Florida in the south.
Cultivation[]
D. filiformis is frequently cultivated, with a few registered cultivars, such as D. filiformis var. filiformis (also known as D. filiformis typical), D. filiformis × 'California Sunset' (a hybrid between D. filiformis var. filiformis. All of these cultivars are grown with similar conditions as most other Drosera species: mineral-poor soil and distilled, reverse osmosis, or collected rain water. D. filiformis require a winter dormancy for long-term survival, forming hibernacula in the winter.
Infraspecific taxa[]
- Drosera filiformis f. tracyi (Macf. ex Diels) Macf. (1914)
- Drosera filiformis var. tracyi (Macf. ex Diels) Diels (1906)
- Drosera filiformis var. typica Winne (1944) nom.illeg.
References[]
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- Carnivorous plants of North America
- Drosera
- Flora of the Eastern United States
- Flora of Canada
- Plants described in 1808
- Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque