Drosera bulbigena
Drosera bulbigena, the midget sundew,[1] is an erect perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia and occurs in an area near Perth and to its south along the coast. It grows to 3–6 cm (1–2 in) high and produces white flowers from August to October. D. bulbigena grows in swamps and winter-wet depressions.[1]
Range of D. bulbigena in the wild.
| Drosera bulbigena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Ergaleium |
| Species: | D. bulbigena |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera bulbigena | |
D. bulbigena was first described and named by Alexander Morrison in 1903.[2][3]
See also
References
- "Drosera bulbigena". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Morrison, Alexander. 1903. A new West-Australian plant: Drosera bulbigena, A. Morrison. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 22(4), session 68: 417-418.
- "Drosera bulbigena". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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