Family | Droseraceae |
Scientific name | Drosera spathulata Labillardière |
Synonyms | Drosera loureiroi Hooker & Arnott; Drosera spathulata Labillardière var. loureiroi (Hooker & Arnott) Y. Z. Ruan |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ko mousen-goke (コモウセンゴケ, 小毛氈苔 [meaning: small carpet moss]) |
(English common name) spoon sun dew | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia Pacific Islands, New Zealand | |
Habitat | Swamp, wet rock wall |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20, 40, 50, 60, 80 |
Description | Leaves 10-20mm long. Scapes 7-20cm tall. Flowers pink (or merely white), calyx lobes 3-4mm long, 5 stamens, flowering in June to September. Fruits ca. 1.5mm long. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Drosera spathulata Labillardière |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at wet rock wall in Okinawa |
July 2008 at wet rock wall in Okinawa |
July 2008 at wet rock wall in Okinawa |