Drosera rotundifolia L.
Round-leaved Sundew (Carolina Draba; roundleaf sundew)
Droseraceae (Sundew family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Round-leaved Sundew (Carolina Draba; roundleaf sundew)
Droseraceae (Sundew family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
Species Information
General:
Insect-eating perennial herb; stems erect, 5-25 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves erect or ascending, the blades rounded, 6-12 mm long and about as wide, the stalks 2-9 cm long, hairy, the long, reddish blade-hairs on upper surface stalked with gland-tipped, sticky, insect-trapping fluid; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of raceme-like terminal cymes of 1-8 flowers, opening in full sun in a coiled cluster on one side of the stem; petals white, 6-10 mm long; calyces 4-6 mm long, fused to at least 1/3 their length.
Fruits:
Capsules, many seeded; seeds 1-1.5 mm long, spindle-shaped, light brown.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Drosera rotundifolia
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
387 | 5 | 1480 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
5 | 0 | 80 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
21 | 2 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
521 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(30), CDF(9), CWH(323), ESSF(6), ICH(72), IDF(2), MH(23), SBS(49) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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