Drosera viridis
A small rosetted to semi-erect sundew from the highland wetlands of southern Brazil, described by Fernando Rivadavia in 2003 and named for its leaves, which stay entirely green even in full sun. It grows in waterlogged ground among grasses, on seepy stream banks and in sphagnum bogs at roughly 500–1350 m, sometimes partly submerged. It needs full sun, constantly wet pure-water conditions and mild subtropical temperatures without a dormancy.
Where it grows wild
Waterlogged sites in highland grassland (campos) and along streams: wet grassy flats, seepy road banks, sphagnum at stream margins and peat bogs, on white clay, red lateritic or dark humus-rich soils. Collectors describe it as a sun-loving marsh herb, sometimes semi-submerged in flowing water with only the leaves above the surface.
Wild records span 500–1348 m, median 970 m; the literature gives about 550–1100 m. Most sites are on the Paraná plateau around 900–1200 m.
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