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'''''Drosera prostrata''''' is a [[tuber]]ous [[perennial plant|perennial]] species in the genus ''[[Drosera]]'' that is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]]. It produces 4 to 5 prostrate lateral stems that are 3.5 to 15 cm long. The prostrate growth habit is what sets it apart from all other members of the [[section (botany)|section]] ''[[Drosera sect. Stolonifera|Stolonifera]]''. It is native to a region along the Western Australian coast from the Tamala area near [[Shark Bay]] south to [[Binnu, Western Australia|Binnu]]. It grows in well-drained sandy soils and flowers from May to June.<ref name="Lowrie 2005">Lowrie, A. 2005. [http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/images/stories/nature/science/nuytsia/15/3/355-394.pdf A taxonomic revision of ''Drosera'' section ''Stolonifera'' (Droseraceae), from south-west Western Australia]. ''Nuytsia'', 15(3): 355-393.</ref> |
'''''Drosera prostrata''''' is a [[tuber]]ous [[perennial plant|perennial]] species in the genus ''[[Drosera]]'' that is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Australia]]. It produces 4 to 5 prostrate lateral stems that are 3.5 to 15 cm long. The prostrate growth habit is what sets it apart from all other members of the [[section (botany)|section]] ''[[Drosera sect. Stolonifera|Stolonifera]]''. It is native to a region along the Western Australian coast from the Tamala area near [[Shark Bay, Western Australia|Shark Bay]] south to [[Binnu, Western Australia|Binnu]]. It grows in well-drained sandy soils and flowers from May to June.<ref name="Lowrie 2005">Lowrie, A. 2005. [http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/images/stories/nature/science/nuytsia/15/3/355-394.pdf A taxonomic revision of ''Drosera'' section ''Stolonifera'' (Droseraceae), from south-west Western Australia]. ''Nuytsia'', 15(3): 355-393.</ref> |
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It was first formally described by [[N. G. Marchant]] and [[Allen Lowrie]] as a subspecies of ''[[Drosera stolonifera|D. stolonifera]]'' in 1992. Lowrie elevated the subspecies to species rank in 2005.<ref name="Lowrie 2005" /> |
It was first formally described by [[N. G. Marchant]] and [[Allen Lowrie]] as a subspecies of ''[[Drosera stolonifera|D. stolonifera]]'' in 1992. Lowrie elevated the subspecies to species rank in 2005.<ref name="Lowrie 2005" /> |
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Drosera prostrata is a tuberous perennial species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It produces 4 to 5 prostrate lateral stems that are 3.5 to 15 cm long. The prostrate growth habit is what sets it apart from all other members of the section Stolonifera. It is native to a region along the Western Australian coast from the Tamala area near Shark Bay south to Binnu. It grows in well-drained sandy soils and flowers from May to June.[1]
It was first formally described by N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie as a subspecies of D. stolonifera in 1992. Lowrie elevated the subspecies to species rank in 2005.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Lowrie, A. 2005. A taxonomic revision of Drosera section Stolonifera (Droseraceae), from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia, 15(3): 355-393.
External links
- "Drosera prostrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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