English Common Name

Spoon-leaved Sundew

Scientific name

Drosera spatulata

Taxonomy

Order: Caryophyllales, Family: Droseraceae

Size

Up to 8 cm (height)

Species Distribution

Hyogo Prefecture and southward. Outside of Japan, the distribution includes areas such as China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Okinawan Common Name

Kinshikun-showgwah (dialect in Shuri area)

It can be found in wet and well-sunlit areas on foothills and shoulders of mountains. Drosera spatulata is a carnivorous plant feeding on bugs attracted by sweet scented mucus from hair-like organs, tentacles, on the species’ leaves. The Japanese common name implies bryophytes, but it is a flowering plant.

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Updated August 2018

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