Taxon: Drosera capillaris Poir.

Summary

Genus:

Drosera

Family:

Droseraceae

Nomen number:

455044

Place of publication:

Encycl. 6:299. 1804

Verified:

03/24/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	pink sundew			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	e.	Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	s.e. (Worcester Co.)	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad		Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland (s.e. (Worcester Co.)), Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (e.)]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay, Uruguay

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Correa A., M. D. & T. R. dos Santos S. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 96:31-33.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=455044. Accessed 12 May 2026.