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Drosera porrecta

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Subgenus
  
Ergaleium

Scientific name
  
Drosera porrecta

Genus
  
Section
  
Stolonifera

Rank
  
Species

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Drosera purpurascens, Drosera platypoda, Drosera browniana, Drosera rupicola, Drosera stricticaulis

Drosera porrecta is a tuberous perennial species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows up to 45 cm tall. It is native to a region from Eneabba and Marchagee south to an area around Pinjarra, including the Darling Range and Mount Cooke. It grows in well-drained sandy soils and flowers from July to September.

It was first formally described by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in 1844, though its position as a subspecies of D. stolonifera has been published. Differences in morphology and the absence of hybrids between D. stolonifera and D. porrecta suggest the current species level designation is the most appropriate choice for this taxon.

References

Drosera porrecta Wikipedia