Drosera rotundifolia L.
(Round-leaved Sundew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDrosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
GenusDrosera (sundews)
FamilyDROSERACEAE (sundews)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew) :
1: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
18 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on edge of Sphagnum area
Image 1: LeavesImage 2: Plant - close-upImage 3: PlantsImage 4: Plants (2)Image 5: Plants (3)Image 6: Leaves - enlarged
2: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Leaves - enlargedImage 3: Leaves - enlarged (2)
3: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
30 Jul 1978 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - side view - enlarged
4: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
11 Jun 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Leaf with prey - enlargedImage 2: Leaves - enlarged
5: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
19 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plant - close-up
6: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
6 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG12 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Plants - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Marren, P. 2002 The deadly world of Britain’s carnivorous plants British Wildlife Vol 13, No 5: 327-334.

Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew)
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