Family: Droseraceae Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Flowering time: June - August. Insectivorous perennial Threatened by habitat loss. Nutrient-poor, wet acidic heaths and sphagnum bogs in SW and W of England and in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The round leaves are covered with sticky hairs to trap small insects so they can be digested for nutrients to compensate for an acidic habitat low in nitrogen. Slender, hairless stalks support small white flowers with six petals Similar: Oblong-leaved Sundew, Drosera intermedia Larvae of Buckleria paludum feed on the undersides of the leaves

   




Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia
Studland, Dorset. June 2006 and September 2012