Biology:Drosera occidentalis

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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera occidentalis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species:
D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Drosera occidentalis
Morrison

Drosera occidentalis is a species in the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae, and native only to Western Australia. Its range is limited to wetlands from just north of Perth, south to just south of Busselton.[1] It grows to 2.5 centimetres tall,[1] and has leaf blades (laminae) which can be only 1 millimetre in diameter.[2][clarification needed] The flowers are white or pink, produced from late spring to early summer.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Drosera occidentalis Morrison". 1996-04-10. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3115. 
  2. George, Alexander (1989). Flora of Australia Volume 8. Canberra: Gov't Publishing Service. p. 56. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1260472 entry