Drosera filiformis

Thread-leaved sundew
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Drosera
Section: Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:
D. filiformis
Binomial name
Drosera filiformis
Raf. (1808)
Synonyms
  • Drosera filiformis
    auct. non Raf.: R.Hamet (1907)
    [=D. filiformis/D. filiformis var. tracyi/D. filiformis × D. intermedia]
  • Drosera leionema
    Raf. (1836)
  • Drosera tenuifolia
    Willd. (1809)
  • Drosera tracyi
    Macf. ex Diels (1906)
  • Filicirna filiformis
    (Raf.) Raf. (1836)
  • Filicirna leionema
    (Raf.) Raf. (1836)
  • Filicirna tenuifolia
    (Willd.) Raf. (1836)

Drosera filiformis, commonly known as the thread-leaved sundew,[2] is a small, insectivorous, rosette-forming species of perennial herb. A species of sundew, it is unusual within its genus in that the long, erect, filiform (thread-like)[2] leaves of this plant unroll in spirals – an arrangement similar to the circinate vernation seen in ferns.

  1. ^ Smith, K. (2016). "Drosera filiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64311210A67694064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64311210A67694064.en. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference COSEWIC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).