Floating Sundew vs Indian Sundew

Drosera intermedia compared with Drosera indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Floating Sundew Indian Sundew
Kingdom same Plantae (bitki) Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same Droseraceae Droseraceae
Genus same Drosera Drosera
Species Drosera intermedia Drosera indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Floating Sundew and Indian Sundew share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Drosera.

Conservation Status

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Floating Sundew Indian Sundew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Sundew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.

Floating Sundew

No description available.

Indian Sundew

No description available.

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