Drosera graniticola

Drosera graniticola

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Ergaleium
Section: Ergaleium
Species: D. graniticola
Binomial name
Drosera graniticola
N.G.Marchant

Drosera graniticola is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high near granite outcrops. White flowers emerge from August to September.[1]

Range of D. graniticola in the wild.

D. graniticola was first described and named by N. G. Marchant in 1982.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Drosera graniticola". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 13 August 2009.


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