Droseraceae
Dwarf sundew
Drosera brevifolia
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- دروسيرا بريفيفوليا
- English
- Dwarf sundew
Synonyms
- Drosera annua E.L.Reed
- Drosera chiapasensis Matuda
- Drosera chiapensis Matuda
- Drosera leucantha Shinners
- Drosera maritima A.St.-Hil.
- Drosera moaensis Panfet
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Dias, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Michael Dueitt Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Manuspanicker, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jason Raymond, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Manuspanicker, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mary Mary Heyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Manuspanicker, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- Drosera aberransDroseraceae
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.