Drosera murfetii

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Drosera murfetii
Drosera murfetii Lake Pedder Tasmania.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Arcturia
Species:
D. murfetii
Binomial name
Drosera murfetii

Drosera murfetii is a species of the carnivorous sundew family, and is endemic to western Tasmania, Australia. Although similar in appearance to its close relative, D. arcturi , this species is distinct in that it tends to possess only one or two carnivorous leaves, the rest being non-carnivorous. Other features that distinguish it from D. arcturi are its larger size and tendency to produce more flowers per scape. [1]

References

  1. Lowrie, A. & Conran, J.G. (2014). Drosera murfetii (Droseraceae): a new species from Tasmania, Australia. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens27: 7–21.