Drosera fragrans is a species of sundew endemic to the north of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in his 2014 Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus.[2] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[3]
| Drosera fragrans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Arachnopus |
| Species: | D. fragrans
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosera fragrans | |
The species name refers to the strong sweet scent produced by the plant's leaves and stem, which is described as reminiscent of honeydew melon.[4] It appears that this fragrance may influence the types of prey captured.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Bourke, G. (2016). "Drosera cucullata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 (e.T97520854A143988313). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T97520854A143988313.en. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Drosera fragrans". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN 9780198779841. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Lowrie, Allen; Nunn, Richard; Robinson, Alastair; Bourke, Greg; McPherson, Stewart; Fleischmann, Andreas (2017). Drosera of the World Vol. 1. Poole, Dorset, England: Redfern Natural History Productions. ISBN 978-1-908787-16-3.
- ^ Fleischmann, A. (2016). "Olfactory prey attraction in Drosera?" (PDF). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 45 (1): 19–25. doi:10.55360/cpn451.af483. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Krueger, T; Cross, A. T.; Fleischmann, A. (2020). "Size matters: trap size primarily determines prey spectra differences among sympatric species of carnivorous sundews". Ecosphere. 11 (7). doi:10.1002/ecs2.3179. hdl:20.500.11937/84627. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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