Drosera rotundifolia
Droseraceae
Roundleaf Sundew
Leaves spreading out from rosette, as wide as they are long, with long petioles. Leaf upper surface covered with hairs holding small glands that secrete a sticky fluid to trap insects. Leaf folds around prey to digest it with enzymes and bacteria. Flower stems hold 1 to several flowers each (not pictured). Flowers in parts of 5. Calyx fused at base, petals white or pink. Seedpods long, narrow, light brown. Grows in freshwater bogs, seeps, usually on sphagnum moss, sometimes on partly submerged moss-covered logs, from coastline to mid elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 2–10 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
