Droseraceae
Threadleaf sundew
Drosera filiformis
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- ذبابة الفاكهة الخيطيه
- Chinese
- 丝叶茅膏菜
- English
- Threadleaf sundew
- German
- Fadenförmiger Sonnentau
- Japanese
- イトバモウセンゴケ
- Persian
- ژالهپوش رشتهبرگ
Synonyms
- Drosera leionema Raf.
- Drosera tenuifolia Willd.
- Filicirna filiformis Raf.
- Filicirna leionema (Raf.) Raf.
- Filicirna tenuifolia Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Tippitiwichet, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tippitiwichet, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.