Drosera brevifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Droseraceae
Family (Traditional)	Droseraceae
Genus	Drosera
Species:	Drosera brevifolia Pursh
Common Name	Dwarf Sundew
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S2] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Drosera annua	Drosera annua E.L.Reed
Drosera leucantha	Drosera leucantha Shinners

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Pulaski (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Lawrence (TN), Moore (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1985 - 1985

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA012526	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109566	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
UCHT035281	Cumberland	Tennessee			UCHT Drosera brevifolia
31234100396512	Coffee	Tennessee		Dwayne Estes	EKY Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109563	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109570	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109565	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109561	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109567	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109574	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109564	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109560	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109559	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Drosera brevifolia
APSC0070011	Pulaski	Kentucky	30 May 1985	Max Medley	APSC Drosera brevifolia
APSC0083298	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
BEREA012525	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109562	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109573	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109572	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
APSC0015901	Lawrence	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109575	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
APSC0099578	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
APSC0072899	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109568	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
APSC0053998	White	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
31234100396504	Pulaski	Kentucky		John Richard Abbott	EKY Drosera brevifolia
TENN-V-0109569	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
TENN-V-0109571	Moore	Tennessee			TENN Drosera leucantha
APSC0072900	White	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia
APSC0053997	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Drosera brevifolia

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Drosera brevifolia

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