Drosera zonaria
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The plant species Drosera zonaria belongs to the section Erythrorhizae in the genus Sundew ( Drosera ). This carnivorous plant is native to southwestern Australia .
description
Drosera zonaria grows as a perennial herbaceous plant that has a low stature and a diameter of about 5 cm. This carnivorous plant forms tubers as persistence organs. In large numbers, the leaves stand together in a small basal rosette, sometimes directly above one another. The relatively long petioles are usually completely covered by the overlapping leaves. The leaf blade is kidney-shaped with a diameter of about 2 cm.
Drosera zonaria rarely blooms. The inflorescence stems grow from the middle of the leaf rosette and carry two to three flowers. The relatively small flowers are radial symmetry and five-fold. The five petals are white.
Occurrence
Drosera zonaria is native to southwestern Australia .
In the summer months, the location of Drosera zonaria usually dries up completely, the plant survives these dry periods as a tuber underground and sprouts again in the wetter autumn and winter months. It prefers to grow on permeable sandy soils .
literature
- Wilhelm Barthlott , Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen: Carnivores. Biology and culture of carnivorous plants. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-4144-2 .
- Adrian Slack: Carnivores. Biology and culture of insect-catching plants. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-8001-6158-3 .
