Drosera pygmaea is a carnivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual species of herb native to Australia and New Zealand.[1] The specific epithet, which translates as "dwarf" from Latin, is a reference to the very small size of this plant, which grows to between 8 and 18 mm in diameter.[1] Small, pale flowers are produced at the ends of 1- to 3-inch stems. It is perhaps the most well-known of the pygmy sundews.[2]
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Early summer growth of Drosera pygmaea at the Peter Murrell Reserve, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Bryastrum |
Section: | Drosera sect. Bryastrum Planch. |
Species: | D. pygmaea
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Binomial name | |
Drosera pygmaea DC. (1824)
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References
edit- ^ a b Bruce Salmon, "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand", Ecosphere publications, 2001
- ^ "Drosera - Sundews". Botanique: Carnivorous and Unusual Plants. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.