Thread-leaved sundew (Drosera filiformis) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary – May 2001

Common name : Thread-leaved Sundew

Scientific name : Drosera filiformis

Status : Endangered

Reason for designation : Peat bog species occurring in only a few sites highly disjunct from the main range of the species along the Atlantic seaboard and subject to ongoing risks of peat extraction.

Occurrence : Nova Scotia

Status history : Designated Endangered in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001.