Droseraceae
Slenderleaf sundew
Drosera linearis
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- ذبابه خطيه
- Chinese
- 线叶毛毡苔
- English
- Slenderleaf sundew, Linear-leaved sundew
- Russian
- Росянка линейная, Росянка тонколистная
Flowers
- In flower
- July (from 67 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Fisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: davecz2, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Fisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Drosera
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- Great sundewDrosera anglicaDroseraceae
- Spoonleaf sundewDrosera intermediaDroseraceae
- 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
Sources: classification 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.