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Drosera bulbigena

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Droseraceae

Subgenus
  
Ergaleium

Scientific name
  
Drosera bulbigena

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Drosera

Section
  
Ergaleium

Rank
  
Species

Drosera bulbigena

Similar
  
Drosera heterophylla, Drosera stricticaulis, Drosera microphylla, Drosera browniana

Drosera bulbigena, the midget sundew, is an erect perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia and occurs in an area near Perth and to its south along the coast. It grows to 3–6 cm (1–2 in) high and produces white flowers from August to October. D. bulbigena grows in swamps and winter-wet depressions.

D. bulbigena was first described and named by Alexander Morrison in 1903.

References

Drosera bulbigena Wikipedia