Oblong-leaved Sundew
Scientific name: Drosera intermedia Hayne
Diagnostic features Inflorescences to 5(10)cm, with peduncles curved at base, arising from sides of leaf-rosette. Leaves (incl. petiole) up to 5cm, the blades obovate to narrowly so, up to 10 x 5mm.
Chromosome number: 2n=20.
Habitat Native.
Distribution Similar places to Drosera rotundifolia; very locally common in scattered areas of Britain and Ireland, mostly in West.
This species is keyed out on Page 3781 in the Text Key.
Hybrids - Drosera x belezeana E.G. Camus (= Drosera rotundifolia x Drosera intermedia) has a leaf-shape closer to that of Drosera rotundifolia but curved, lateral inflorescences and is sterile; it has been recorded in South Hants, West Norfolk and Cards. |