Drosera bulbigena
| Drosera bulbigena | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Ergaleium |
| Section: | Ergaleium |
| Species: | D. bulbigena |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera bulbigena Morrison | |
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.
D. bulbigena was first described and named by Alexander Morrison in 1903.[2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Drosera bulbigena". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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