Droseraceae
Spoonleaf sundew
Drosera intermedia
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (21)
- Belarusian
- Расіца прамежкавая
- Breton
- Glizheolez-delioù-hir
- Chinese
- 長柄毛氈苔, 长柄毛毡苔, 长柄茅膏菜
- Czech
- Rosnatka prostřední
- Dutch
- Kleine zonnedauw
- English
- Spoonleaf sundew, Oblong-leaved sundew, Spatulate-leaved sundew, Water sundew
- Estonian
- Vahelmine huulhein
- Finnish
- Pikkukihokki
- French
- Droséra intermédiaire, Rossolis intermédiaire
- German
- Mittlerer Sonnentau
- Hungarian
- Közepes harmatfű
- Irish
- Cailís Mhuire
- Japanese
- ナガエモウセンゴケ
- Lithuanian
- Mažalapė saulašarė
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Dikesoldogg
- Polish
- Rosiczka pośrednia
- Russian
- Росянка промежуточная
- Slovenian
- Srednja rosika
- Swedish
- Småsileshår
- Ukrainian
- Росичка середня
- Welsh
- Gwlithlys hirddail
Synonyms
- Drosera americana Willd.
- Drosera capillaris var. brasiliensis Diels
- Drosera foliosa Elliott
- Drosera intermedia f. corymbosa (DC.) Fernald
- Drosera intermedia f. elatior Planch.
- Drosera intermedia f. intermedia
- Drosera intermedia f. natans Heuser
- Drosera intermedia f. subcaulescens Melville
- Drosera intermedia var. americana (Willd.) DC.
- Drosera intermedia var. corymbosa DC.
- Drosera intermedia var. elatior Planch.
- Drosera intermedia var. erecta Baguet
- Drosera intermedia var. gracilis Planch.
- Drosera intermedia var. tenuis Eichler
- Drosera longifolia var. perennis Gray
- Drosera media E.H.L.Krause
- Rorella intermedia (Hayne) Nieuwl.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 270 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan Feusi, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NoahElhardt assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ronkrabben, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carminda Santos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bombadil77, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alie / C.A. Kratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Fisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Crescent-leaved sundewDrosera peltataDroseraceae
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- Fork-leaved sundewDrosera binataDroseraceae
- Giant sundewDrosera giganteaDroseraceae
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- 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.