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Thread-leaved Sundew

Drosera filiformis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Jersey.January 46, February 44, March 52, April 89, May 154, June 140, July 98, August 54, September 72, October 83, November 46, December 42.
United States1,610
New Jersey633
Massachusetts255
Pennsylvania93
Alabama75
Canada74
Nova Scotia73
New York59
Georgia56
North Carolina50

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Checked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Carnivorous plantDescends from a plant lineage whose members are carnivorous plants.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
FamilySundew Family · Droseraceae
GenusSundews · Drosera

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