Introductory
SPECIES: Drosera rotundifolia | Round-Leaved Sundew 



ABBREVIATION : 
DROROT

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   DRRO


COMMON NAMES : 
   round-leaved sundew


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of round-leaved sundew is Drosera
rotundifolia L. (Droseraceae) [14,19,20,21,44].  The following varieties
are recognized:

Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia
D. rotundifolia var. gracilis Laestad [22,27]
D. rotundifolia var. comosa Fern. [14,27,47]

Round-leaved sundew hybridizes with English sundew (D. anglica) where
the two grow together [22,41].  The resultant hybrid, D. X obovata Mert.
& Koch, is sterile [14,20,27,45].  Round-leaved sundew also hybridizes
with narrow-leaved sundew (D. linearis) to form the infertile D. X
anglica Hudson, which is morphologically indistinguishable from the
fertile D. anglica [45,59].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Round-leaved sundew is protected in New York [31].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, February 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1994. Drosera rotundifolia. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Drosera rotundifolia | Round-Leaved Sundew