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Drosera capillaris
Pink Sundew
Florida native
This tiny carnivorous plant is found in damp pinelands and bogs in most Florida counties. The range includes the southeastern coastal states from Texas to Delaware plus Arkansas, Tennessee and Puerto Rico.
The flower stalk of D. capillaris is smooth and non-glandular. The small five-petalled flowers appear on a nodding one-sided raceme.
Drosera capillaris is a member of the Droseraceae - Sundew family.
Other species of the Drosera genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Drosera brevifolia - DWARF SUNDEW
Drosera tracyi - TRACY'S SUNDEW
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
