Biology:Drosera alba
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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant
| Drosera alba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Drosera |
| Species: | D. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosera alba E.Phillips (1913)
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Drosera alba, the white sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Drosera alba is not to be confused with the Drosera capensis cultivar "Alba".
Description
Although the plant itself is red, its flowers (for which the species is named) are white. It is a winter-growing sundew, that enters dormancy during a dry summer season.[2]
Distribution
Drosera alba is native to the south-west Cape region of South Africa.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Drosera alba E.Phillips | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A321772-1.
- ↑ Robinson, A (2017). Drosera of the World 3. Redfern Natural History.
Wikidata ☰ Q1260382 entry
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