Drosera peltata




Family Droseraceae
Scientific name Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow
Synonyms Drosera lobbiana Turczaninow; Drosera lunata Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle; Drosera nipponica Masamune; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. lunata (Buchanan-Hamilton ex de Candolle) C. Clarke; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. multisepala Y. Z. Ruan; Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow var. nipponica (Masamune) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) ishi-mochi-sou (イシモチソウ, 石持草 [meaning: stone taking weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia,Indonesia, Australia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=32, 40
Description Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2-3mm long, 4-6mm wide. Flowers white 5 petals each 6-8mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Drosera peltata Smith ex Willdenow
Drosera peltata Sm. ex Willd.



June 2007
at Naruto Marsh
June 2007
at Naruto Marsh
June 2007
at Naruto Marsh



June 2007
at Naruto Marsh