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'''''Drosera marchantii''''' is an erect [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[tuber]]ous species in the [[carnivorous plant]] genus ''[[Drosera]]''. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]] and grows in a variety of habitats, including swampy areas and hilltops in [[laterite]]-silica sand soils. ''D. marchantii'' produces small, circular, [[leaf shape|peltate]] carnivorous leaves along stiff stems that can be {{convert|10|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} high. Its pink flowers emerge from June to October.<ref name="FloraBase">{{FloraBase|id=3108|name=''Drosera marchantii''}}</ref><ref name="D'Amato">D'Amato, Peter. 1998. ''[ |
'''''Drosera marchantii''''' is an erect [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[tuber]]ous species in the [[carnivorous plant]] genus ''[[Drosera]]''. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]] and grows in a variety of habitats, including swampy areas and hilltops in [[laterite]]-silica sand soils. ''D. marchantii'' produces small, circular, [[leaf shape|peltate]] carnivorous leaves along stiff stems that can be {{convert|10|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} high. Its pink flowers emerge from June to October.<ref name="FloraBase">{{FloraBase|id=3108|name=''Drosera marchantii''}}</ref><ref name="D'Amato">D'Amato, Peter. 1998. ''[[The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants]]''. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, California. pp. 157.</ref><ref name="Rice">Rice, Barry. 2009. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5263.html The tuberous erect & scrambling ''Drosera'']. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Accessed online: 29 August 2009.</ref> |
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''D. marchantii'' was first described and named by [[Larry Eugene DeBuhr]] in 1975. In 1992, [[N. G. Marchant]] and [[Allen Lowrie]] published the formal description of ''D. marchantii'' subsp. ''prophylla'', a [[subspecies]] that is distinguished by its white flowers, smaller height, and numerous [[bract]]s (prophylls) on the lower part of the stem. It has only been found in a small area north of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and is listed by Western Australia's [[Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)|Department of Environment and Conservation]] as a priority three poorly known [[taxon]] on the [[Declared Rare and Priority Flora List]].<ref name="FloraBase2">{{FloraBase|id=13208|name=''Drosera marchantii'' subsp. ''prophylla''}}</ref><ref name="Marchant & Lowrie 1992">Marchant, N. G., and Lowrie, A. 1992. New names and new combinations in 34 taxa of Western Australian tuberous and pygmy ''Drosera''. ''Kew Bulletin'', 47(2): 315-328.</ref> |
''D. marchantii'' was first described and named by [[Larry Eugene DeBuhr]] in 1975. In 1992, [[N. G. Marchant]] and [[Allen Lowrie]] published the formal description of ''D. marchantii'' subsp. ''prophylla'', a [[subspecies]] that is distinguished by its white flowers, smaller height, and numerous [[bract]]s (prophylls) on the lower part of the stem. It has only been found in a small area north of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and is listed by Western Australia's [[Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)|Department of Environment and Conservation]] as a priority three poorly known [[taxon]] on the [[Declared Rare and Priority Flora List]].<ref name="FloraBase2">{{FloraBase|id=13208|name=''Drosera marchantii'' subsp. ''prophylla''}}</ref><ref name="Marchant & Lowrie 1992">Marchant, N. G., and Lowrie, A. 1992. New names and new combinations in 34 taxa of Western Australian tuberous and pygmy ''Drosera''. ''Kew Bulletin'', 47(2): 315-328.</ref> |
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Drosera marchantii is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and grows in a variety of habitats, including swampy areas and hilltops in laterite-silica sand soils. D. marchantii produces small, circular, peltate carnivorous leaves along stiff stems that can be 10–40 cm (4–16 in) high. Its pink flowers emerge from June to October.[1][2][3]
D. marchantii was first described and named by Larry Eugene DeBuhr in 1975. In 1992, N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie published the formal description of D. marchantii subsp. prophylla, a subspecies that is distinguished by its white flowers, smaller height, and numerous bracts (prophylls) on the lower part of the stem. It has only been found in a small area north of Perth and is listed by Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation as a priority three poorly known taxon on the Declared Rare and Priority Flora List.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Drosera marchantii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ D'Amato, Peter. 1998. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, California. pp. 157.
- ^ Rice, Barry. 2009. The tuberous erect & scrambling Drosera. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Accessed online: 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Drosera marchantii subsp. prophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Marchant, N. G., and Lowrie, A. 1992. New names and new combinations in 34 taxa of Western Australian tuberous and pygmy Drosera. Kew Bulletin, 47(2): 315-328.