Drosera pygmaea

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Drosera pygmaea
D. pygmaea in cultivation
D. pygmaea in cultivation
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species: D. pygmaea
Binomial name
Drosera pygmaea
DC. (1824)
Synonyms
  • Drosera pusilla
    auct. non H.B.K.: R.Br. ex Hook.f. (1840)
  • Drosera pygmaea
    auct. non DC.: Lehm. (1845)
    [=D. paleacea]

Drosera pygmaea is a tiny, insectivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual herb native to Australia and New Zealand.[1] The specific epithet which translates as "dwarf" from Latin is a reference to the size of this plant which grows to between 8 and 18mm in diameter.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bruce Salmon, "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand", Ecosphere publications, 2001
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