Kingdom Plantae Family Droseraceae Scientific name Drosera indica Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Drosera Higher classification Sundews | |
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Similar Sundews, Drosera peltata, Drosera burmannii, Drosera spatulata, Droseraceae | ||
Planting drosera indica seeds
Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant, a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics. Together with D. hartmeyerorum it makes up the section Arachnopus.
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- Planting drosera indica seeds
- Drosera indica the indian sundew carnivorous plant
- Description
- References
Drosera indica the indian sundew carnivorous plant
Description
D. indica is an unbranched, annual herbaceous plant, supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5–50 cm (2–20 in). Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 10 cm [4 in] long with 1-1.5 cm [0.4-0.6 in] pedicels. Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit. The plant can be yellow-green to maroon in color. Flower petals can be white, pink, orange, or purple. Its chromosome count is 2n=28.
References
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