Calflora Taxon Report
Drosera ×obovata  Mert. & W. D. J. Koch
Hybrid sundew
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2025 UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
Drosera ×obovata is a perennial herb (carnivorous) that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Drosera
Family: Droseraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
OTHERDrosera obovata
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Drosera: from the Greek droseros, "dewy," referring to the gland-tipped hairs on the leaves that make them look moist

[Wikipedia] Carnivory: All species of sundew are able to move their tentacles in response to contact with edible prey. The tentacles are extremely sensitive and will bend toward the center of the leaf to bring the insect into contact with as many stalked glands as possible. According to Charles Darwin, the contact of the legs of a small gnat with a single tentacle is enough to induce this response.[6] This response to touch is known as thigmonasty, and is quite rapid in some species. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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