Thread-leaved sundew (Drosera filiformis) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9
Environmental factors limiting the abundance and range of thread-leaved sundew in Nova Scotia are not known. However, there are extensive areas of potentially suitable bog habitat elsewhere in southwestern Nova Scotia, and it is possible that the rare sundew might thrive if transplanted to those places. Twelve plants were, indeed, transplanted to a coastal bog in Halifax County, located about 200 km NE of the natural range of the rare plant (W. Maass, pers. comm.). This introduced population has persisted and increased in size, and the growth form of the plants is similar to that ofthread-leaved sundew in its natural range inNova Scotia. These are, however, relatively, short-term observations and may not indicate the longer-term persistence or viability of the introduced population.
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