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Drosera dilatato petiolaris

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Droseraceae

Subgenus
  
Lasiocephala

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Drosera

Rank
  
Species

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Scientific name
  
Drosera dilatato-petiolaris

Similar
  
Drosera darwinensis, Drosera lanata, Drosera fulva, Drosera kenneallyi, Drosera petiolaris

Drosera dilatato-petiolaris is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to Australia, being found in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Its leaves are arranged in a rosette and commonly produces plantlets, eventually forming large clumps that can be over 1 ft (0.3 m) across. Green petioles emerging from the center of the rosette are typically 3–5 mm wide, but can vary. Red carnivorous leaves at the end of the petioles are small and round, with most resting on the soil surface. Inflorescences are 18 cm (7 in) long with white flowers being produced from April to May. It has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 12.

Drosera dilatato-petiolaris is found in damp sandy soils on higher ground than Drosera petiolaris is found. It's native to coastal areas near Darwin in the Northern Territory and the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was first recognised and illustrated by Ludwig Diels in his 1906 monograph on the Droseraceae, but was not formally described until 1984 when Katsuhiko Kondo authored three new species in the Drosera petiolaris complex.

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Drosera dilatato-petiolaris Wikipedia