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Drosera dilatatopetiolaris

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Droseraceae (Sundew family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
N. Western Australia to N. Northern Territory
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to Australia, being found in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Where it grows

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris is found in damp sandy soils on higher ground than Drosera petiolaris is found. It is native to coastal areas near Darwin in the Northern Territory and the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Other Drosera plants

Scented Sundew · Drosera acaulis · Drosera adelae · Peninsula Sundew · Slender Leaved Sundew · White Sundew · Drosera albonotata · Australian sundew · Pygmy Sundew · Drosera amazonica · Drosera andersoniana · Drosera androsacea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drosera dilatatopetiolaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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