[The Sundew Family in Mt. Adams Country]

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew

Drosera anglica

Synonym: Drosera longifolia

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

The photo above shows great sundew as seen in the wet sphagnum soils of Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 6, 2008.

Sticky leaf of English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

Great sundew as seen at moist meadows at Babyshoe Pass along Forest Road #23 on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........July 25, 2005. Note the numerous long, gland-tipped hairs on all sides of the the leaf blade which are used to trap insects and other small, animal prey.

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

Great sundew as seen at moist meadows at Babyshoe Pass along Forest Road #23 on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........July 25, 2005.

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

Great sundew as seen in very moist meadows along Forest Road 23 at Babyshoe Pass, northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams...........August 27, 2012.

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

A large clump of great sundew atop a small downed log over a pool in upper Muddy Meadows, northern flanks of Mt. Adams..........August 28, 2012.

English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia) - A sticky basal leaf of English Sundew, Giant Sundew, Great Sundew, Line-leaved Sundew: Drosera anglica (Synonym: Drosera longifolia)

Additional photos of great sundew as seen in moist meadows around pools and slow-moving streams in Swampy Meadows, western slopes of Mt. Adams.............August 30, 2012.

Paul Slichter