Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_drosera_anglica
Sundew
Drosera anglica
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About Sundew
mikinalo is a carnivorous herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Drosera anglica
- Common names
- Sundew
- Hawaiian names
- Mikinalo
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Kanaele Bog · Wet bogs · Saturated peat/sphagnum-like microsites
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Carnivorous herb
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Pig disturbance, drainage, weeds, altered peat chemistry
- Conservation actions
- Protect bog hydrology, fencing, microhabitat monitoring
- Monitoring
- Protect bog hydrology, fencing, microhabitat monitoring
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- mikinalo is a carnivorous herb in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is endemic.
