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Uh... this won't be as exciting as it sounds, as some of the pictures are a bit blurry and some of the sundews are too small to identify. But - it is multiple choice, and the answers are:

D. nidiformis
D. intermedia "Cuba"
D. capensis
D. aliciae
D. spatulata
D. madagascariensis "Botswana"

Earlier this year I planted seeds of these six species of sundew, two species per KFC Go-cup. Some time later after they were well on their way growing, I noticed mineral build-up around the rim of the pots, due to me re-using the cups and/or using tap water on them, not expecting the seeds to grow because some were 10+ years old.

The D. nidiformis (clump "N" in the photos) did not seem to mind, and I transplanted some to other pots where they are thriving. "M" is supposed to be the D. intermedia "Cuba" but it kind of looks like a stray nidiformis.

The other four species I tossed into a bucket of rainwater and washed them and transfered to new pots without regard to species: they were too small and looked very sick.

"E" I think is a capensis as the older, dead leaves were more elongated than the ones pictured. I think "B" is also a capensis (note the aerial root).

"C" is small and reddish, and might be dead, but it hasn't turned brown yet.

It's possible that some of the others are nidis that jumped pots...
See, I said it wouldn't be as exciting as it sounded.