Drosera capillaris Poir.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1957. The Botany of the Guiana Highland -- Part II. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9 (3): 235-392.

  • Family

    Droseraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Drosera capillaris Poir.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Moist sandy areas in the coastal U. S. from Virginia to Texas; Central America; the West Indies; and South America from Venezuela to Brazil.

  • Discussion

    ? D. tenella Willd. ex Roem. 8: Schult. Syst. Veg. 6: 763- 1820.

    Type locality: Carolina, North America.

    Venezuelan and Guianan plants, so far as available material indicates, are consistently smaller with conspicuously smaller flowers and seed. They seem to fit the description of D. tenella, which may well represent a distinct geographical race of D. capillaris.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Moist sandy areas in the coastal U. S. from Virginia to Texas; Central America; the West Indies; and South America from Venezuela to Brazil.

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