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Drosera intermedia

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Spoonleaf Sundew

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130084

Element CodePDDRO02050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderNepenthales

FamilyDroseraceae

GenusDrosera

Other Common Names

Droséra intermédiaire (FR) spoonleaf sundew (EN) Water Sundew (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-04-24

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet habitats, often in several cm of water, including peat bogs, beaver ponds, and wetland margins, often on wet logs (north), wet margins of streams, ponds, bays, and ditches (south) (Mellichamp in FNA (2015)).

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLAND

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
Illinois	S2	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Idaho	S1	Yes
Vermont	S4	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
South Carolina	S4	Yes
Delaware	S4	Yes
Rhode Island	S3	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNA	No

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (13)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ben Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	1,292

Minnesota (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Baldpate Lake	Superior National Forest	486
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305

New Hampshire (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kearsarge	White Mountain National Forest	4,554
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Sandwich Range	White Mountain National Forest	16,797

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dolly Sods Roaring Plain	Monongahela National Forest	13,392

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09012 - Round Lake Study Area	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	3,707

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.