Drosera stricticaulis

Drosera stricticaulis
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. stricticaulis
Binomial name
Drosera stricticaulis (Diels) O.H.Sarg.
Synonyms
D. macrantha var. stricticaulisDiels

Drosera stricticaulis, the erect sundew, ^[1] is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera .

D. stricticaulis is native to Australia, most commonly found near watercourses and granite outcrops in sandy clay or loam in Western Australia. D. stricticaulis has also been found in parts of South Australia, particularly the lower Eyre Peninsula and atop Dutchmans Stern in the southern Flinders Ranges. ^{[2] [3]}

D. stricticaulis produces small, cup-shaped carnivorous leaves along green, glandular stems that can be 25 cm (10 in) high. Pink flowers bloom from July to October. ^[1]

Botanical history

Drosera stricticaulis was first described by Ludwig Diels in 1906 as a variety of D. macrantha . In 1913, Oswald Hewlett Sargent elevated the variety to species rank. ^[4] A recently described infraspecific taxon under D. macrantha, D. macrantha subsp. eremaea, was described in 1992 by N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie but reclassified as a subspecies of D. stricticaulis in 1996 when Jan Schlauer provided a comprehensive revision and new field key to the genus. ^[5] Other authorities, such as Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation's FloraBase still recognize subspecies eremaea under D. macrantha. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of Drosera species

References

1. "Drosera stricticaulis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
2. Conran, John G. (2019). "Weird and wonderful plants of South Australia" (PDF). Board of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium (Adelaide, South Australia). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
3. "Seeds of South Australia - Species Information". spapps.environment.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
4. 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.
5. Schlauer, J. 1996. A dichotomous key to the genus Drosera L. (Droseraceae). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, 25(3): 67-88.
6. "Drosera macrantha subsp. eremaea". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
7. "Drosera stricticaulis subsp. eremaea". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

External links

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