Droseraceae
Great sundew
Drosera anglica
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (31)
- arz
- ذبابه انجليكا
- Azerbaijani
- İngilis şehçiçəyi
- Belarusian
- Расіца даўгалістая
- Breton
- Glizheolez-saoz
- Bulgarian
- Английска росянка
- Chinese
- 英国茅膏菜, 英国毛毡苔
- Czech
- Rosnatka anglická
- Dutch
- Lange zonnedauw
- English
- Great sundew, English sundew, Sundew
- Estonian
- Pikalehine huulhein
- Finnish
- Pitkälehtikihokki
- German
- Langblättriger Sonnentau
- Hebrew
- טללית אנגלית
- hsb
- Jendźelska rosowka
- Hungarian
- Hosszúlevelű harmatfű, Keskenylevelű harmatfű
- Japanese
- ナガバノモウセンゴケ
- Korean
- 긴잎끈끈이주걱
- Latvian
- Garlapu rasene
- Lithuanian
- Ilgalapė saulašarė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Smalsoldugg
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Smalsoldogg
- Persian
- گیاه حشرهخوار انگلیسی
- Polish
- Rosiczka długolistna
- Russian
- Росянка английская, Росянка длиннолистная
- se
- Sođbačurolasta
- Slovak
- Rosička anglická
- Slovenian
- Dolgolistna rosika
- Swedish
- Storsileshår
- Tatar
- Инглиз чыклы уты
- Ukrainian
- Росичка англійська
- Welsh
- Gwlithlys mawr
Synonyms
- Adenopa anglica Raf.
- Drosera anglica f. pusilla Kihlm. ex Diels
- Drosera anglica subsp. pusilla (Kihlm.) Hjelt
- Drosera anglica var. linglica (Kusak. ex R.Gauthier & Gervais) Schlauer
- Drosera anglica var. minor (Abromeit) Hegi
- Drosera anglica var. subuniflora DC.
- Drosera anglica var. woodii (R.Gauthier & Gervais) Schlauer
- Drosera linglica Kusak. ex R.Gauthier & Gervais
- Drosera longifolia L.
- Drosera longifolia var. major Wahlenb.
- Drosera macedonica Košanin
- Drosera woodii R.Gauthier & Gervais
- Rorella longifolia (L.) All.
Flowers
- In flower
- July (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter Abrahamsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Annie Kreager, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Abrahamsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NoahElhardt assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Deniz Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Drosera
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- Tropical sundewDrosera burmanniiDroseraceae
- Cape sundewDrosera capensisDroseraceae
- Drosera regiaDroseraceae
- Crescent-leaved sundewDrosera peltataDroseraceae
- Indian sundewDrosera indicaDroseraceae
- Fork-leaved sundewDrosera binataDroseraceae
- Giant sundewDrosera giganteaDroseraceae
- Drosera sessilifoliaDroseraceae
- Drosera aberransDroseraceae
- Drosera adelaeDroseraceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.