Droseraceae
Drosera

Drosera brevifolia Pursh

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 211 (1813)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A., S. Mexico to Belize, Cuba, S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Belize, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Paraguay, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Correa A., M.D. & Regina dos Santos Silva, T. (2005). Drosera (Droseraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 96: 1-67.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Lowrie, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 2: 529-1073. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.
  • Robinson, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 3: 1076-1544. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correa A., M.D. & Regina dos Santos Silva, T. (2005). Drosera (Droseraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 96: 1-67.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Lowrie, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 2: 529-1073. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2020). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(1): 1-378. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Medina, W.A.; Cajade, R.; Fandino, B. [817] Argentina K001532932 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001204943 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001204941 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001204939 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001204940 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K001204942 Yes
Philcox [3414] Brazil K:SPC-07526.000 No
s.coll. [568] Brazil K001204945 Yes
Gibert, E. [689] Uruguay K001204944 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0