Drosera alba, the white sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Drosera alba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
Section: | Drosera sect. Drosera |
Species: | D. alba
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Binomial name | |
Drosera alba E.Phillips (1913)
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Drosera alba is not to be confused with the Drosera capensis cultivar "Alba".
Description
editAlthough the plant itself is red, its flowers (for which the species is named) are white.[2]
Distribution
editDrosera alba is native to the south-west Cape region of South Africa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Drosera alba E.Phillips | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Robinson, A (2017). Drosera of the World 3. Redfern Natural History.