Drosera aquatica

Drosera aquatica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Drosera
Section:	Drosera sect. Arachnopus
Species:	D. aquatica
Binomial name
Drosera aquatica Lowrie

Drosera aquatica is a species of sundew endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 2013. ^[2] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte. ^[3]

As the specific epithet implies, D. aquatica can be entirely aquatic, floating on the surface of floodwaters from the Australian monsoon. ^[4]

References

1. Bourke, G. (2016). "Drosera aquatica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 (e.T97491393A143986957). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T97491393A143986957.en . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. "Drosera aquatica". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN   9780198779841 . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
4. Ng, Boaz (2021). "Carnivorous Plants of Australia's Top End" (PDF). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 50 (3): 133–140. doi:10.55360/cpn503.bn639 . Retrieved 28 September 2024.