. Carnivorous plants of Conecuh National Forest. Carnivorous plants Alabama Conecuh National Forest; Forest reserves Recreational use Alabama. GREEN DEWTHREADS Scientific name: Drosem tracyi. Identifying features: Leaves are upright or nearly so, narrow, appearing cylindri- cal, grow up to 15 inches long, forming a glistening, conspicuous clump. No con- spicuous stem. Leaves are green, some- times with reddish tinges on the glandular tentacles. Flowers are pink to rose purple, grow to nearly 1 inch across, stalks to 15 inches long. Flowering period: Mid-April to mid-May. Distribution: Southern
. Carnivorous plants of Conecuh National Forest. Carnivorous plants Alabama Conecuh National Forest; Forest reserves Recreational use Alabama. GREEN DEWTHREADS Scientific name: Drosem tracyi. Identifying features: Leaves are upright or nearly so, narrow, appearing cylindri- cal, grow up to 15 inches long, forming a glistening, conspicuous clump. No con- spicuous stem. Leaves are green, some- times with reddish tinges on the glandular tentacles. Flowers are pink to rose purple, grow to nearly 1 inch across, stalks to 15 inches long. Flowering period: Mid-April to mid-May. Distribution: Southern Georgia, west through the Florida Panhandle and south- em Alabama to eastern Louisiana. Habitat: Bogs and wet savannas, often common in ditches and along roadsides. Distribution in forest: Abundance in forest: Common. Other information: The most conspicuous of the sundews. Stands of the plants are easily seen as one drives by. The leaves capture large numbers of small in- sects. One leaf studied had captured more than 1,500 tiny flies. A closely related species, not known from the forest, has reddish glandular hairs causing the leaves to appear red. Some specimens of green dewthreads may show reddish tinges. 15. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Folkerts, George W; Folkerts, Debbie Rymal, joint author; United States. Forest Service. Southern Region; Auburn University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Atlanta, Ga. ?] : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region
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