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Drosera capillaris

Poir.

Pink Sundew

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159770
Element CodePDDRO02030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNepenthales
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDrosera
Other Common Names
pink sundew (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-03-15
Change Date1984-03-15
Threat Impact Comments
Drosera capillaris is secure in the Coastal Plain, but rare, relictual and significant in the Cumberlands, where it is threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, particularly the drainage of wetlands (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sandy soil of pine flatwoods and savannas, seepage slopes, peat-sedge bogs, pocosin borders, wet, sandy ditches (Mellichamp in FNA (2015)).
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - Conifer
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
MarylandS1Yes
DelawareSHYes
FloridaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
VirginiaS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
ArkansasS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL, BIENNIAL, PERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Florida (9)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Farles PrairieOcala National Forest1,901
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Impassable BayOsceola National Forest2,789
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
PinhookOsceola National Forest15,405
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cunningham Brake Research Natural AreaKisatchie National Forest1,797
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Pocosin AdditionCroatan National Forest286
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
References (4)
  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. 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.
  3. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
  4. 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.