Drosera capillaris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Genus
- Drosera
- Species
- Drosera capillaris
- Scientific Name
- Drosera capillaris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Drosera capillaris
Drosera capillaris, also known as the pink sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant belonging to the family Droseraceae. It is native to the southern United States, the Greater Antilles, western and southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is critically endangered in some places and thrives in unique conditions like fires, as it allows new growth to flourish. The prey they capture gives them the majority of their nutrients and allows them to live in nutrient lacking environments. It's danger to being extinct is influenced by pollution. Human collection and hobbyists are also directly impacting the survival of this species and it is affecting surrounding species.
...Drosera capillaris in languages:
- English
- Pink Sundew
- Portuguese
- Orvalhinha
- Russian
- Росянка волосовидная
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Drosera amazonica
- Drosera anglica
- Drosera arenicola
- Drosera biflora
- Drosera brevifolia
- Drosera capillaris
- Drosera cayennensis
- Drosera cendeensis
- Drosera communis
- Drosera esmeraldae
- Drosera felix
- Drosera filiformis
- Drosera hamiltonii
- Drosera hirtella
- Drosera hirticalyx
- Drosera intermedia
- Drosera kaieteurensis
- Drosera linearis
- Drosera linearis × rotundifolia
- Drosera neocaledonica
- Drosera oblanceolata
- Drosera peruensis
- Drosera roraimae
- Drosera rotundifolia
- Drosera solaris
- Drosera spatulata
- Drosera tokaiensis
- Drosera tracyi
- Drosera ultramafica
- Drosera viridis
- Drosera yutajensis
- Drosera × californica
- Drosera × eloisiana
- Drosera × hybrida
- Drosera × nagamotoi
- Drosera × obovata
- Drosera × woodii































































































































































