Round-leaved Sundew
(Drosera rotundifolia)
Species Description
**Description:** A tiny carnivorous plant with leaves covered in sticky, glistening hairs that resemble dewdrops.
**Size:** Often no larger than a half-dollar.
**Behavior:** Nitrogen-hunters that trap and dissolve insects using digestive glue. Leaves slowly curl around trapped prey.
**Identification:** Look for the "sparkle" in the moss on sunny days. Grows in nutrient-poor environments.
**Habitat:** Restricted to Sphagnum moss bogs and high-plateau wetlands.
**Size:** Often no larger than a half-dollar.
**Behavior:** Nitrogen-hunters that trap and dissolve insects using digestive glue. Leaves slowly curl around trapped prey.
**Identification:** Look for the "sparkle" in the moss on sunny days. Grows in nutrient-poor environments.
**Habitat:** Restricted to Sphagnum moss bogs and high-plateau wetlands.