Drosera bulbosa, the red-leaved sundew, is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette and produces white flowers which emerge from April to June. D. bulbosa was first formally described by William Jackson Hooker in 1841.[1]

Drosera bulbosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Ergaleium
Section: Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza
Species:
D. bulbosa
Binomial name
Drosera bulbosa
Subspecies
  • D. b. subsp. bulbosa
    Hook.
  • D. b. subsp. major
    (Diels) N.Marchant & Lowrie

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References

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  1. ^ "Drosera bulbosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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