✿Droseraceae · Drosera
Paamgaa / Shield Sundew
Drosera peltata
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- June-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drosera peltata
- Genus
- Drosera
- Family
- Droseraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, China, Japan to Australia and Tasmania
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.“Drosera peltata generally has an evident rosette of leaves at the soil surface, which is most pronounced in D.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Peltate (shield-shaped, stalk attaches at center)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Paamgaa itself; the rest are typical of the Droseraceae family.
Local Names
- Nepali
- पाम्गा Paamgaa, झिङ्गेजालो Jhingejaalo, कितास Kitas, माखा मार्ने झार Maakhaa Maarne Jhaar
About Paamgaa
Shield Sundew (Drosera peltata) is a herb in the Droseraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 9 other states. It grows in wet areas. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Botanical family
Droseraceae
Sundew Family
Paamgaa belongs to the Droseraceae family.
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