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Drosera linearis Goldie

Slenderleaf sundew (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Droseraceae > Drosera

Characteristics

Plants forming winter hibernaculae; rosettes 6–15 cm diam.; stem base not bulbous-cormose. Leaves erect; stipules adnate to petioles their entire length, 5 mm, margins fimbriate; petiole differentiated from blade, <flattened>, 3–7 cm, glabrous; blade linear, 1–6 cm × 1.5–3 mm. Inflorescences 1–8-flowered; scapes 2–15 cm, glabrous. Flowers 6–8 mm diam.; sepals connate basally, oblong-elliptic, 4–5 × 2 mm, minutely glandular-denticulate; petals white, obovate, 6 × 3–4 mm. Capsules 4–5 mm. Seeds black, rhomboidal or oblong-obovoid, 0.5–0.8 mm, densely, irregularly crateriform. 2n = 20.
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Petioles 3–7 cm, flat, glabrous, lf-blades linear, 2–5 cm × 2 mm; stipules 5 mm, adnate, marginally fimbriate; scape glabrous, 6–13 cm, with 1–4 fls 6–8 mm wide; sep minutelyglandular-denticulate, 4–5 mm; pet white, obovate, 6 mm; seeds black, oblong-obovoid, rhomboidal, 0.5–0.8 mm, densely and irregularly crateriform-pitted; 2n=20. Bogs and wet shores, especially in calcareous sites; se. Can., s. to Me., Mich., Wis., and Minn., and w. irregularly through s. Can. to B.C. and nw. Mont. July–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.15
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Edible -
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Drosera linearis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Drosera linearis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321879-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945999
COL ID 37QSV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Drosera linearis
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