Droseraceae
Sundew Family
2 genera
4 species
4 species
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Dionaea muscipula – Venus fly trap
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where sparingly introduced and persisting; native to the southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Bogs, lake margins, swamps at low elevations, where intentionally introduced and persisting.
Origin: Introduced from southeast United States
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where sparingly introduced and persisting; native to the southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Bogs, lake margins, swamps at low elevations, where intentionally introduced and persisting.
Origin: Introduced from southeast United States
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Drosera anglica – English sundew, giant sundew
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to the Sierra Nevada of California, east to the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada.
Habitat: Bogs and swamps from low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to the Sierra Nevada of California, east to the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada.
Habitat: Bogs and swamps from low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Drosera ×obovata – hybrid sundew, obovate sundew
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California; circumboreal
Habitat: Swamps and bogs, lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California; circumboreal
Habitat: Swamps and bogs, lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Drosera rotundifolia – round-leaf sundew
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across Montana and North Dakota, and most of the United states east of the Mississipps River.
Habitat: Swamps and bogs, lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across Montana and North Dakota, and most of the United states east of the Mississipps River.
Habitat: Swamps and bogs, lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
