List of Drosera species

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The following list of Drosera species includes all species and nothospecies (named naturally-occurring hybrids) within the genus Drosera (sundews) that are accepted as of October 2024. [1] This list contains 274 species and nothospecies.

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Species Authority Year a Vernacular name Distribution [1] Image
Drosera aberrans (Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie & Conran 2008Australia Drosera whittakeri ssp aberransFloweringPlant1.jpg
Drosera acaulis L.f. 1781South Africa
Drosera adelae F.Muell. 1864Adelaide sundew, lance-leaved sundewAustralia 9-Drosera adelae with Plantlets.jpg
Drosera admirabilis Debbert 1987South Africa DroseraAdmirabilis.jpg
Drosera affinis Welw. ex Oliv. 1871African tropics
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Drosera alba Phillips 1913South Africa
Drosera albonotata A.S.Rob., A.T.Cross, Meisterl & A.Fleischm. 2018Australia (Western Australia)
Drosera aliciae Raym.-Hamet 1905Alice sundewSouth Africa Drosera aliciae 2.jpg
Drosera allantostigma (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran 2007Australia Drosera allantostigma close.jpg
Drosera amazonica Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & Vicent. 2009Brazil
Drosera andersoniana W.Fitzg. ex Ewart & Jean White 1909Sturdy sundewAustralia
Drosera androsacea Diels 1904Cone sundewAustralia
Drosera anglica Huds. 1778English sundew, great sundew circumboreal North America, Europe, and Asia Drosera anglica ne1.JPG
Drosera aquatica Lowrie1834Australia (Western Australia)
Drosera arachnoides Rakotoar. & A.Fleischm.2020Madagascar
Drosera arcturi Hook. 1834Australia and New Zealand DroseraArcturi2.jpg
Drosera arenicola Steyerm. 1952Venezuela
Drosera ascendens A.St.-Hil. 1826Brazil Drosera ascendens Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera atrata T.Krueger, A.Fleischm. & Bourke2023Australia (Western Australia)
Drosera atrostyla Debbert1991South Africa (Cape Provinces)
Drosera aurantiaca Lowrie2013Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)
Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.1848Australia and New Zealand
Drosera australis (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera × badgerupii Cheek1993Australia
Drosera × badgingarra Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera banksii R.Br. ex DC. 1824Banks' sundewAustralia and New Guinea DroseraBanksii.jpg
Drosera barbigera Planch. 1848Australia Drosera barbigera photo.jpg
Drosera barrettiorum Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera basifolia (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera bequaertii Taton 1945Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Drosera bicolor Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia
Drosera biflora Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. 1820Venezuela
Drosera binata Labill. 1804Fork-leaved sundewAustralia and New Zealand Ortobotanico - Drosera binata 01.jpg
Drosera bindoon Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera × bockowskii Scholl2022US (Florida)
Drosera brevicornis Lowrie 1996Australia
Drosera brevifolia Pursh 1814Dwarf sundew, small sundew, red sundewNorth America, Central America, and South America
Drosera broomensis Lowrie 1996Australia DroseraBroomensisHabitus.jpg
Drosera browniana Lowrie & N.G.Marchant 1992Australia
Drosera bulbigena Morrison 1903Midget sundewAustralia
Drosera bulbosa Hook. 1841Red-leaved sundewAustralia DroseraBulbosa.jpg
Drosera burkeana Planch. 1848African tropics
Drosera burmanni Vahl 1794Tropical sundewAustralia and Southeast Asia Drosera burmanni Humpty Doo.jpg
Drosera buubugujin Michael T. Mathieson 2020Australia
Drosera caduca Lowrie 1996Australia
Drosera × californica Cheek1993US
Drosera callistos N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia Drosera callistos Brookton 2.jpg
Drosera calycina Planch.1848Australia
Drosera camporupestris Rivadavia 2003Brazil
Drosera capensis L. 1753Cape sundewSouth Africa Drosera1.jpg
Drosera capillaris Poir. 1804Pink sundew, spathulate-leaved sundewNorth America, Central America, and South America
Drosera × carbarup Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera cayennensis Sagot ex Diels 1906Brazil, French Guiana, and Venezuela
Drosera cendeensis Tamayo & Croizat 1949Venezuela
Drosera chimaera Gonella & Rivadavia2014Brazil
Drosera chrysolepis Taub. 1893Brazil and Peru Drosera chrysolepis Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera cistiflora L. 1760South Africa Drosera cistiflora.jpg
Drosera citrina Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia Drosera citrina (entire plant).jpg
Drosera closterostigma N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia DroseraClosterostigma.JPG
Drosera coalara Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera coccipetala Debbert2002South Africa
Drosera collina (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera collinsiae N.E.Br. ex Burtt Davy 1924South Africa Drosera collinsiae inflorescence Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera communis A.St.-Hil. 1824Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Venezuela
Drosera condor P. Gonella, A. Fleischmann, F. Rivadavia, D. Neill, & P. Sano2016Peru and Ecuador
Drosera coomallo Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera × corinthiaca R.A.Gibson & E.Green1999South Africa
Drosera cucullata Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera cuneifolia L.f. 1781South Africa Drosera cuneifolia.jpg
Drosera curvipes Planch.1848South Africa, Eswatini
Drosera darwinensis Lowrie 1996Australia Drosera darwinensis.jpg
Drosera depauperata Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera derbyensis Lowrie 1996Australia Drosera derbyensis ne1.JPG
Drosera dichrosepala Turcz. 1854Rusty sundewAustralia Drosera dichrosepala 3.jpg
Drosera dielsiana Exell & J.R.Laundon 1956Southern Africa Drosera dielsiana 1.jpg
Drosera dilatatopetiolaris K.Kondo 1984Australia DroseraDilatatiopetiolarisJuvenilHabit.jpg
Drosera drummondii Planch. 1848Australia
Drosera echinoblastus N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia Drosera echinoblastus 2.jpg
Drosera × eloisiana T.S.Bailey2015Europe, North America
Drosera elongata Exell & J.R.Laundon 1955Angola
Drosera eneabba N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia DroseraEnneabaFlora2.jpg
Drosera enodes N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia Drosera dichrosepala ssp. enodes.jpg
Drosera eremaea (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera ericgreenii A.Fleischm., R.P.Gibson & Rivadavia 2008South Africa
Drosera erythrogyne N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia
Drosera erythrorhiza Lindl. 1839Red ink sundewAustralia DroseraErythrorhiza.jpg
Drosera esmeraldae (Steyerm.) Maguire & Wurdack 1957Colombia, Venezuela
Drosera esperensis Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera esterhuyseniae (Salter) Debbert 1991South Africa
Drosera falconeri Tsang ex K.Kondo 1984Australia Drosera falconeri Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera felix Steyerm. & L.B.Sm. 1974Venezuela DroseraFelix.jpg
Drosera filiformis Raf. 1808Thread-leaved sundewNorth America Drosera filiformis ne1.jpg
Drosera fimbriata DeBuhr 1975Manypeaks sundewAustralia
Drosera finlaysoniana Wall. ex Arn. 1837Australia Drosera finlaysoniana.jpg
Drosera flexicaulis Welw. ex Oliv.1871Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola
Drosera × fontinalis Rivadavia2009Brazil
Drosera fragrans Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera fulva Planch. 1848Australia
Drosera geniculata (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2013Australia Drosera geniculata.jpg
Drosera gibsonii P.Mann2007Australia
Drosera gigantea Lindl. 1839Giant sundewAustralia
Drosera glabripes (Harv. ex Planch.) Stein 1886South Africa Drosera glabripes.jpg
Drosera glabriscapa Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera glanduligera Lehm. 1844Pimpernel sundewAustralia Drummond reserve drosera.jpg
Drosera gracilis Hook.f. ex Planch.1848New Guinea, Australia
Drosera graminifolia A.St.-Hil. 1824Brazil Drosera graminifolia.jpg
Drosera graniticola N.G.Marchant 1982Australia
Drosera grantsaui Rivadavia 2003Brazil
Drosera graomogolensis T.R.S.Silva 1997Brazil Drosera graomogolensis habitus.jpg
Drosera grievei Lowrie & N.G.Marchant 1992Australia
Drosera gunniana (Planch.) de Salas2018Australia
Drosera hamiltonii C.R.P.Andrews 1903Rosy sundewAustralia Drosera hamiltonii (Habitus).jpg
Drosera hartmeyerorum Schlauer 2001Australia DroseraHartmeyerorumSpecialGlands.jpg
Drosera helodes N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia DroseraHelodesFlora2.jpg
Drosera heterophylla Lindl. 1839Swamp rainbowAustralia
Drosera hilaris Cham. & Schltdl. 1826South Africa Drosera hilaris.jpg
Drosera hirsuta Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera hirtella A.St.-Hil. 1824Brazil
Drosera hirticalyx R.Duno & Culham 1995Venezuela
Drosera hookeri R.P.Gibson, B.J.Conn & Conran 2010Australia Drosera hookeri George Town Tasmania.jpg
Drosera hortiorum T.Krueger & Bourke2023Australia
Drosera huegelii Endl. 1837Bold sundewAustralia
Drosera humbertii Exell & J.R.Laundon 1956Madagascar
Drosera humilis Planch. 1848Australia
Drosera × hybrida Macfarl.1899USA
Drosera hyperostigma N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia DroseraHyperostigmaHabitus.jpg
Drosera indica L. 1753Indian sundewTropical Africa, Asia, and Australia Drosera indica (Gawati Davbindu) in Narsghapur, AP W IMG 0951.jpg
Drosera indumenta Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera intermedia Hayne 1800Oblong-leaved sundew, spoonleaf sundewtemperate Europe, North America, South America Drosera intermedia ne1.jpg
Drosera intricata Planch. 1848Australia
Drosera kaieteurensis Brumm.-Ding. 1955Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela Drosera kaieteurensis (1).jpg
Drosera katangensis Taton 1945Democratic Republic of the Congo
Drosera kenneallyi Lowrie 1996Australia Drosera kenneallyi habitus.jpg
Drosera koikyennuruff T.Krueger & A.S.Rob.2023Australia
Drosera lanata K.Kondo 1984Australia DroseraLanata.jpg
Drosera lasiantha Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia DroseraLasiantha.JPG
Drosera latifolia (Eichler) Gonella & Rivadavia 2014Brazil
Drosera × legrandii Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera leioblastus N.G.Marchant & Lowrie1992Australia
Drosera leucoblasta Benth. 1864Wheel sundewAustralia DroseraLeucoblastaHabitus1.jpg
Drosera leucostigma (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran2007Australia Drosera nitidula ssp leucostigma flora.jpg
Drosera linearis Goldie 1822Slenderleaf sundewNorth America Drosera linearis habitus.jpg
Drosera × linglica Kusak. ex R.Gauthier & Gervai1999North America
Drosera lowriei N.G.Marchant 1992Australia
Drosera lunata Buch.-Ham. ex DC.1824Asia, Australia
Drosera lutescens (A.St.-Hil.) Gonella, Rivadavia & A.Fleischm.2022Bolivia, Brazil
Drosera maanyaa-gooljoo A.Fleischm. & T.Krueger2023Australia
Drosera macrantha Endl. 1837Bridal rainbowAustralia DroseraMacranthaInflorescence.jpg
Drosera macropetala (Diels) T.Krueger & A.Fleischm.2023Australia
Drosera macrophylla Lindl. 1839Showy sundewAustralia
Drosera madagascariensis DC. 1824Africa Drosera madagascariensis ne.jpg
Drosera magna (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera magnifica 2015Brazil Drosera magnifica10.jpg
Drosera major (Diels) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera mannii Cheek 1990Australia DroseraManniiHabitus1.jpg
Drosera marchantii DeBuhr 1975Australia
Drosera margaritacea T.Krueger & A.Fleischm.2021Australia
Drosera menziesii R.Br. ex DC. 1824Pink rainbowAustralia Drosera menziesiiSinglePlantHabit.jpg
Drosera meristocaulis Maguire & Wurdack 1957Venezuela DroseraMeristocaulis.jpg
Drosera micra Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera micrantha Lehm.1844Australia
Drosera microphylla Endl. 1837Golden rainbowAustralia
Drosera microscapa Debbert 1992Australia
Drosera miniata Diels 1904Orange sundewAustralia
Drosera minutiflora Planch.1848Australia
Drosera modesta Diels 1904Modest rainbowAustralia
Drosera monantha (Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera montana A.St.-Hil. 1824Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela Drosera montana-habito-reduzido.jpg
Drosera monticola (Lowrie & N.G.Marchant) Lowrie1992Australia
Drosera moorei (Diels) Lowrie 1999Australia
Drosera murfetii (Lowrie) Lowrie 2014Australia
Drosera myriantha Planch. 1848Star rainbow, starry sundewAustralia
Drosera nana Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera natalensis Diels 1906Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa Drosera natalensis flower Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera neesii Lehm. 1844Jewel rainbowAustralia
Drosera neocaledonica Raym.-Hamet 1906 New Caledonia Drosera neocaledonica (scott.zona).jpg
Drosera nidiformis Debbert 1991South Africa Drosera nidiformis habit.jpg
Drosera nitidula Planch. 1848Shining sundewAustralia Drosera nitidula.jpg
Drosera nivea Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia
Drosera oblanceolata Y.Z.Ruan 1981China
Drosera × obovata Mert. & W.D.J.Koch1826Northern Hemisphere
Drosera occidentalis Morrison 1912Western sundewAustralia Drosera occidentalis ssp australis.jpg
Drosera omissa Diels 1906Bright sundewAustralia Drosera ericksoniae flower Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera orbiculata N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia
Drosera ordensis Lowrie 1994Australia Drosera ordensis.jpg
Drosera oreopodion N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia Drosera oreopodion 2.jpg
Drosera paleacea DC. 1824Dwarf sundewAustralia Drosera paleacea.jpg
Drosera pallida Lindl. 1839Pale rainbowAustralia Drosera pallida.JPG
Drosera paradoxa Lowrie 1997Australia Drosera paradoxaFlora.jpg
Drosera patens Lowrie & Conran 2007Australia
Drosera pauciflora Banks ex DC. 1824South Africa Drosera pauciflora leaf Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera pedicellaris Lowrie 2002Australia D pedicellaris2.JPG
Drosera peltata Thunb. 1797Shield sundew, pale sundewAustralia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia DroseraPeltataLamina.jpg
Drosera peruensis T.R.S.Silva & M.D.Correa 2002Peru
Drosera petiolaris R.Br. ex DC. 1824LarmiAustralia, New Guinea Drosera petiolaris flower 2 Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera pilosa Exell & Laundon 1956Cameroon, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania
Drosera × pingellyensis Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera planchonii Hook. f ex.Planch. 1848Climbing sundewAustralia Drosera planchonii 54776863.jpg
Drosera platypoda Turcz. 1854Fan-leaved sundewAustralia Drosera platypodaPlantHabit.jpg
Drosera platystigma Lehm. 1844Black-eyed sundewAustralia Drosera platystigma.jpg
Drosera porrecta Lehm. 1844Australia
Drosera praefolia Tepper 1892Australia
Drosera prolifera C.T.White 1940Australia Drosera prolifera.jpg
Drosera prophylla (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2013Australia
Drosera prostrata (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie2005Australia
Drosera prostratoscaposa Lowrie & Carlquist 1990Australia
Drosera pulchella Lehm. 1844Pretty sundewAustralia Drosera pulchella flower1.jpg
Drosera purpurascens Schlotth. 1856Australia
Drosera pycnoblasta Diels 1904Pearly sundewAustralia Pycnoblasta (3).jpg
Drosera pygmaea DC. 1824Australia, New Zealand Drosera pygmaea 2.jpg
Drosera quartzicola Rivadavia & Gonella 2011Brazil
Drosera radicans N.G.Marchant 1982Australia
Drosera ramellosa Lehm. 1844Branched sundewAustralia Drosera ramellosa Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera ramentacea Burch. ex DC. 1824South Africa
Drosera rechingeri Strid 1987Australia
Drosera reflexa Bourke & A.S.Rob.2023Australia
Drosera regia Stephens 1926King sundewSouth Africa DroseraRegia.jpg
Drosera riparia Gonella & Rivadavia2014Brazil
Drosera roraimae (Klotzsch ex Diels) Maguire & Laundon 1957Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela DroseraRoraimae.jpg
Drosera roseana N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia Drosera roseana.jpg
Drosera rosulata Lehm. 1844Australia
Drosera rotundifolia L. 1753Common sundew, round-leaved sundew circumboreal North America, Europe, Asia Drosera rotundifolia ne2.jpg
Drosera rubricalyx T.Krueger & A.Fleischm.2023Australia
Drosera rubrifolia Debbert 2002South Africa
Drosera rupicola (N.G.Marchant) Lowrie 2005Australia Drosera rupicolaHabit.jpg
Drosera salina N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia
Drosera sargentii Lowrie & N.G.Marchant 1992Australia Drosera sargentii.jpg
Drosera schizandra Diels 1906Australia Drosera schizandra ne.jpg
Drosera schmutzii Lowrie & Conran 2008Australia
Drosera schwackei (Diels) Rivadavia 2008Brazil
Drosera scorpioides Planch. 1848Shaggy sundewAustralia Drosera scorpioides Giant.jpg
Drosera serpens Planch.1848SE Asia, Australia
Drosera sessilifolia A.St.-Hil. 1824Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela Sessilifolia.JPG
Drosera sewelliae Diels 1904Red woolly sundewAustralia Drosera sewelliae 318694120.jpg
Drosera × sidjamesii Lowrie & Conran2007Australia
Drosera silvicola Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia
Drosera slackii Cheek 1987South Africa Drosera slackii Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera solaris A.Fleischm., Wistuba & S.McPherson 2007Guyana
Drosera spatulata Labill. 1804Spoon-leaved sundewAustralia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia Spatulata2.jpg
Drosera spilos N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia
Drosera spiralis A.St.-Hil. 1826Brazil
Drosera spirocalyx Rivadavia & Gonella2014Brazil
Drosera squamosa Benth.1864Australia
Drosera stelliflora Lowrie & Carlquist 1992Australia
Drosera stenopetala Hook.f. 1853New Zealand Drosera stenopetala.jpg
Drosera stipularis Baleeiro, R.W.Jobson & R.L.Barrett2020Australia
Drosera stolonifera Endl. 1837Leafy sundewAustralia Drosera stolonifera Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera stricticaulis (Diels) O.H.Sarg. 1913Erect sundewAustralia Drosera stricticaulis Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera subhirtella Planch. 1848Sunny rainbowAustralia
Drosera subtilis N.G.Marchant 1982Australia
Drosera sulphurea Lehm. 1844Sulphur-flowered sundewAustralia
Drosera tentaculata Rivadavia 2003Brazil A planta carnivora Drosera tentaculata.jpg
Drosera thysanosepala Diels1906Australia
Drosera tokaiensis (Komiya & C.Shibata) T.Nakamura & K.Ueda 1991Japan Drosera spatulata KansaiHabit.jpg
Drosera tomentosa A.St.-Hil. 1824Brazil Drosera montana.jpg
Drosera tracyi Macfarl.1914USA
Drosera trichocaulis (Diels) Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera trinervia Spreng. 1820South Africa Drosera trinervia.jpg
Drosera tubaestylis N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia DroseraTubaestylus.jpg
Drosera ultramafica A.Fleischm., A.S.Rob. & S.McPherson 2011Ultramafic-growing sundew Malesia Drosera ultramafica robinson fleischmann mcpherson.jpg
Drosera uniflora Willd. 1809Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
Drosera venusta Debbert 1987South Africa Drosera venusta photo.jpg
Drosera verrucata Lowrie & Conran2013Australia
Drosera villosa A.St.-Hil. 1826Brazil
Drosera viridis Rivadavia 2003Brazil
Drosera walyunga N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992Australia
Drosera whittakeri Planch. 1848Scented sundew, Whittaker's sundewAustralia Drosera whittakeri Darwiniana.jpg
Drosera × woodii R.Gauthier & Gervais1999North America
Drosera xerophila A.Fleischm.2018South Africa
Drosera yilgarnensis R.P.Gibson & B.J.Conn2012Australia Drosera yilgarnensis.jpg
Drosera yutajensis R.Duno & Culham 1995Venezuela
Drosera zeyheri Salter 1940South Africa
Drosera zigzagia Lowrie 1999Australia
Drosera zonaria Planch. 1848Painted sundewAustralia DroseraZonaria.jpg

See also

Notes

a. ^ Years given denote the year of the species's formal publication under the current name, thus excluding the earlier basionym date of publication if one exists.

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<i>Drosera regia</i> Species of carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceaea endemic to a single valley in South Africa

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<i>Drosera peltata</i> Species of plant

Drosera peltata, commonly called the shield sundew or pale sundew, is a climbing or scrambling perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. Among the tuberous sundews, D. peltata has the largest distribution, which includes eastern and western Australia, New Zealand, India, and most of Southeast Asia including the Philippines. The specific epithet is Latin for "shield shaped", a reference to the shape of the cauline leaves. It is either a single extremely variable species, or a complex of several closely related species of uncertain taxonomic boundaries. In Australia at least four forms have had or still have specific taxonomic recognition: Drosera peltata subsp. peltata, D. peltata subsp. auriculata, D. foliosa and D. gracilis.

<i>Drosera binata</i> Species of plant

Drosera binata, commonly known as the forked sundew or fork-leaved sundew. It is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "having pairs" - a reference to the leaves, which are dichotomously divided or forked.

<i>Drosera burmanni</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera burmanni, the tropical sundew, is a small, compact species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. Its natural geographical range includes the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Australia. It normally spans only 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter. It is one of the fastest trapping sundews as well, and its leaves can curl around an insect in only a few seconds, compared to the minutes or hours it takes other sundews to surround their prey. In nature, D. burmanni is an annual, but in cultivation, when grown indoors during the cold months, it can live for many years. Since D. burmanni is an annual, it produces large amounts of seed. Drosera burmanni has been considered a powerful rubefacient in Ayurveda.

<i>Drosera indica</i> Species of plant

Drosera indica, sometimes known as the Indian sundew, is a species of sundew native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar and tropical and subtropical Asia. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum in 1753. Until the early 21st century it was mostly considered a highly variable species with a wide distribution including Australia, but since 2000 several distinct species have been separated from D. indica within Drosera section Arachnopus, which is often referred to as the ‘Drosera indica complex’. Many of these species are endemic to Australia, but D. indica itself is now widely considered to be absent from that country.

<i>Drosera erythrorhiza</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera erythrorhiza, the red ink sundew, is a perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette and is distinguished from the other species in section Erythrorhiza by its many-flowered cymose inflorescences with up to 50 individual flowers. D. erythrorhiza was first described by John Lindley in his 1839 publication A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony. In 1992, N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie described three new subspecies, thus also creating the autonym D. erythrorhiza subsp. erythrorhiza. The subspecies were separated from this variable species mostly by leaf morphology and distribution.

<i>Drosera zonaria</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera zonaria, the painted sundew, is a perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera and is endemic to south-west Western Australia from near Perth southeast to near Esperance. It grows in a tight rosette approximately 5 to 7 cm in diameter with 20 to 30 green to red leaves that are arranged in concentric layers. The leaves are typically 1 cm wide and are usually described as being "kidney-shaped" with crimson leaf margins. It grows in deep silica sands in open woodland or coastal heathland and only flowers after a bush fire, which is speculated to be caused by the release of ethylene. Its white, sweetly perfumed flowers, which are very similar to those of D. erythrorhiza, emerge on 4 to 5 cm tall scapes. As with most other tuberous Drosera species, D. zonaria will die back during the dry summer months and retreat to the fleshy tuber 10 to 30 cm below ground.

<i>Drosera gigantea</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera gigantea, the giant sundew, is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in sandy soils at the margins of swamps and near granite outcrops along the Western Australian coast from Albany north to just south of Geraldton. D. gigantea produces small shield-shaped leaves along many lateral branches that look like a small tree. Individual plants can grow up to 0.2–1 m (0.7–3.3 ft) tall. Because of its tall, tree-like form, it is considered one of the largest Drosera species. It is also easily cultivated and enjoys damp, humid conditions often provided in greenhouses. White flowers emerge from August to November. The red tubers of this species can grow to be 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in diameter and may be a metre below ground.

Drosera intricata is a scrambling or climbing perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in clay-sand soils on swamp margins, or other habitats that are seasonally wet. D. intricata produces small carnivorous leaves along a glabrous stem that can be 25–40 cm (10–16 in) tall. Its 3-12 yellow flowers emerge from September to October. It gains its species name, intricata, from its twining or winding habit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alastair Robinson</span> Botanist and Botanical illustrator

Alastair S. Robinson is a taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes, for which he is regarded as a world authority. He is currently Manager Biodiversity Services at the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where he oversees identification botany services, the Library and Artwork components of the State Botanical Collection, and the botanical journal Muelleria, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on botany published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, for which he is Editor in Chief.

<i>Drosera macrantha</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera macrantha, the bridal rainbow, is a scrambling or climbing perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a variety of habitats, including winter-wet depressions in sandy, loamy, laterite, or quartzite soils. D. macrantha produces small, cup-shaped carnivorous leaves along a long stem that can be 0.16–1.5 m (0.5–4.9 ft) high as it climbs. Its 1 in (2.5 cm) white or pink flowers emerge from June to November, blooming earlier in the more northern range.

<i>Drosera stricticaulis</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera stricticaulis, the erect sundew, is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and is found near watercourses and granite outcrops in sandy clay or loam. 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.

Drosera subtilis is an erect annual species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is native to northern Western Australia and a single site in the Northern Territory. In Western Australia, it has been collected from Beverley Springs Station, Bigge Island, and the Mitchell Plateau area all in the vicinity of the Kimberley region. In the Northern Territory, it has been found near Little Nourlangie Rock. It grows over sandstone near seepage margins in skeletal sandstone sand and black humus mixed soils. D. subtilis is anchored to the soil by a system of thin, fleshy roots and it lacks a tuber. It produces small carnivorous leaves along erect, reddish stems that can be 20 cm (8 in) high.

<i>Drosera glanduligera</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera glanduligera, commonly known as the pimpernel sundew or scarlet sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant endemic to southern Australia. It is an ephemeral annual plant that grows in the winter and flowers from August to November.

<i>Drosera dilatatopetiolaris</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to Australia, being found in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Its leaves are arranged in a rosette and commonly produces plantlets, eventually forming large clumps that can be over 1 ft (0.3 m) across. Green petioles emerging from the center of the rosette are typically 3–5 mm wide, but can vary. Red carnivorous leaves at the end of the petioles are small and round, with most resting on the soil surface. Inflorescences are 18 cm (7 in) long with white flowers being produced from April to May. It has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 12.

<i>Drosera <span style="font-style:normal;">subg.</span> Lasiocephala</i> Subgenus of plants

Drosera subg. Lasiocephala, sometimes collectively known as the petiolaris-complex, is a subgenus of 14 species in the genus Drosera. These species are distinguished by their subpeltate to peltate lamina.

<i>Drosera lanata</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera lanata is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. Its leaves are arranged in a compact basal rosette. Narrow linear petioles less than 2 mm wide emerge from the center of the rosette and hold carnivorous leaves at the end. Both petioles and the center of the rosette are densely covered in silvery dendritic hairs. These dendritic hairs afford the plant insulation and allow it to trap morning dew for additional moisture during the dry season. The leaf lamina is maroon-red and 2 mm long by 2.5 mm wide.

<i>Drosera petiolaris</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera petiolaris is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is the eponymous species of the petiolaris species complex, which mostly refers to the entire subgenus Lasiocephala. It is native to Northern Australia, including the northern regions of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland, and New Guinea; this distribution is the largest in the subgenus and the only that extends beyond Australia. Its leaves are arranged in a compact basal rosette with long, narrow petioles emerging from the center of the rosette. Carnivorous leaves are held at the end of the petiole with long retentive glands.

<i>Drosera trinervia</i> Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera trinervia is a species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It was first described by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in his 1820 work Neue Entdeckungen im ganzen Umfang der Pflanzenkunde.

References

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