Plants : DroseraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Drosera rotundifolia L.

Round-leaved Sundew

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Drosera rotundifolia

Description: A common insect-eating plant of wet bogs. The round leaves are covered by sticky hairs which trap small insects. The soft parts of the insect are digested and absorbed into the leaf.

All names: Drosera rotundifolia L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Drosera rotundifolia at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Drosera rotundifolia at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Drosera rotundifolia. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3519. Accessed on 2026-11-02.