SCIENTIFIC NAME: DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA
VERNACULAR NAME: ROUND LEAVED SUNDEW

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DESCRIPTION Height up to 20cm. A distinctive insectivorous plant with round green leaves that are borne on stems that arise from a central point The leaves are covered in red, sticky, glandular hairs that are individually tipped with a adhesive dew drop. The white flowers are found on an upright spike.
DISTRIBUTION Particularly northern and western areas.Absent from southern and central areas.
HABITAT Open, wet, peaty habitats.
FLOWERING TIME June to August.

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