Biology:Drosera collina

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Short description: Australian carnivorous plant


Drosera collina
File:Drosera collina flowers.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species:
D. collina
Binomial name
Drosera collina
(N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie

Drosera collina is a species of sundew native to Southwest Australia.[1]

Description

The plant is tuberous and perennial and is rosetted with 10 - 12 leaves per rosette reaching 10 to 12 cm (3.9 - 4.7 in) in diameter.[2][self-published source] Its species epithet derives from the Latin word collina meaning "hill" as it is found the throughout the Darling Scarp.[3][self-published source]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q65937018 entry