Drosera sp.

A Sundew at Wallum

Drosera sp. at Wallum - 15 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Drosera sp. 17 Mar 2024 Tapirlord
Drosera sp. 17 Mar 2024 Starflower

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Tiny flower growing on a fragile slender stalk, barely visible with the human eye

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Tapirlord wrote:
   17 Mar 2024
These will actually be the leaves, they produce a sticky substance which traps and breaks down insects for the plants nutrition.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 15 Mar 2024 12:45 PM Recorded on
  • Starflower Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Drosera sp. Scientific name
  • A Sundew Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1330.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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