Droseraceae
Pink sundew
Drosera capillaris
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 绒毛毛毡苔, 绒毛茅膏菜
- English
- Pink sundew
Synonyms
- Drosera brevifolia var. major Hook.
- Drosera communis var. breviscapa C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Drosera minor Wood
- Drosera rotundifolia var. capillaris Eaton & Wright
- Drosera tenella Willd. ex Schult.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 220 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Fork-leaved sundewDrosera binataDroseraceae
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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.