Plant
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifoliaAlso known as Roundleaf Sundew, Common Sundew
Round-leaved sundew is a tiny carnivorous plant with spoon-shaped leaves arranged in a ground-hugging rosette. Red glandular hairs coat each rounded blade with glistening sticky droplets that trap small arthropods.
carnivorous plantbogsticky leaf
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyMidges, small flies, springtails
Predators
- slugs
- grazing mammals
- insect herbivores
ThreatsPeatland drainage, nutrient pollution, trampling, drought, and wild collection
HabitatsAcidic bogs, fens, wet heath, mossy seeps, and nutrient-poor saturated ground
Life spanA small perennial that can return from its resting bud for many growing seasons
Classification
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyDroseraceae
- GenusDrosera
- SpeciesDrosera rotundifolia
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Do not touch sticky leaves or step onto fragile peat and moss around the plant.
Responsible observation
- Identify: Find rounded red-haired leaves in a compact rosette close to wet moss.
- Protect: Use a boardwalk or firm edge and never collect a wild sundew.
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