Great sundew (or English sundew)
Drosera anglica Hudson [Droseraceae]
Drosera anglica
Nagabanomousengoke (ナガバノモウセンゴケ, 長葉ノ毛氈苔)
Lifeform: perennial carnivorous forb
Distribution: widespred in circumboreal regions (also reported from Kauai Island, Hawaii, and California)
In Japan, this species has been recorded only from Oze (central Honhsu) and Hokkaido
Habitat: nutrient-poor, wet, sunny (= non-forested) sites
Status (Red Data Book of Japan): endangered species II (vulnerable)
Synonyms
Drosera longifolia Drev. et Hayne
Drosera longifolia L.
Drosera anglica in Sarobetsu Mire
Photos taken on June 20 2008. To save this species, I do not tell the locality. Hoyo site
Pollen grains of D. anglica (plausible) observed under a binocular stereomicroscope. [Right] close-up. The plant sample was collected a few days bofore taking the photos. Photos were taken on July 5 2005.
Distributions of D. anglica and D. rotundifolia
 D. anglica |
 D. rotundifolia |