Drosera andersoniana

Drosera andersoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Droseraceae
Genus:Drosera
Subgenus:Drosera subg. Ergaleium
Section:Drosera sect. Ergaleium
Species: D. andersoniana
Binomial name
Drosera andersoniana

Drosera andersoniana, the sturdy sundew,[1] is an erect perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It produces a basal rosette of leaves similar to that of D. peltata and the stem grows to 8–25 cm (3–10 in). Its pink-white to red flowers emerge from August to September. D. andersoniana grows in loamy soils near granite outcrops.[1][2]

Range of D. andersoniana in the wild.

D. andersoniana was first described and named by William Vincent Fitzgerald but was first validly published by Alfred James Ewart and Jean White-Haney in 1909.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Drosera andersoniana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. D'Amato, Peter. 1998. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, California. pp. 157.
  3. "Plant Name Details for Drosera andersoniana" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 5 August 2009.


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