Drosera radicans is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and is only found in a relatively small area north of Geraldton. It grows in winter-wet areas in sand or sandy clay soils. D. radicans produces small carnivorous leaves along stems that can be 7–18 cm (3–7 in) high. White flowers bloom from August to September.[1]
Drosera radicans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
Section: | Drosera sect. Ergaleium |
Species: | D. radicans
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Binomial name | |
Drosera radicans |
Drosera radicans was first described by N. G. Marchant in 1982.[2]
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edit- ^ "Drosera radicans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Schlauer, J. 2009. World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants Archived 18 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed online: 2 September 2009.