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Drosera tracyi

Macfarlane

Tracy's Sundew

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137057
Element CodePDDRO020E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNepenthales
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDrosera
Synonyms
Drosera filiformis var. tracyi(Macfarlane) Diels
Other Common Names
Tracy's sundew (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Treated as Drosera tracyi by Weakley et al. (2024), Mellichamp in FNA (2015), and Kartesz (1999); sometimes treated as D. filiformis var. tracyi (as by Kartesz 1994).
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-11-01
Change Date1994-11-26
Edition Date2002-11-01
Edition AuthorsA. Olivero (2002)
Rank Reasons
Restricted to the southeastern Coastal Plain from south central Georgia and panhandle Florida, west to eastern Louisiana (Kartesz 1999, Weakley 2000). Occurs in bogs, pine flatwoods, savannas, and wet sandy roadsides (Godfrey and Wooten 1981). Frequent in Florida (Wunderlin 1998).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Hillside seepage bogs and ecotones between pine savannas and bay-gum-cypress wetlands, wet roadside ditches and borrow pits, shores of sinkhole ponds (Mellichamp in FNA 2015).
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - Conifer
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiS3Yes
LouisianaSHYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Florida (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Weakley, A.S. 2000. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of May 15, 2000. Unpublished draft, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Resource Office.
  6. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.
  7. Wunderlin, R.P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 806 pp.