- Drosera bulbigena
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Drosera bulbigena Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Droseraceae Genus: Drosera Subgenus: Ergaleium Section: Ergaleium Species: D. bulbigena Binomial name Drosera bulbigena
MorrisonDrosera bulbigena, the midget sundew,[1] 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.[1]
D. bulbigena was first described and named by Alexander Morrison in 1903.[2][3]
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References
- ^ a b "Drosera bulbigena". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3091.
- ^ Morrison, Alexander. 1903. A new West-Australian plant: Drosera bulbigena, A. Morrison. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 22(4), session 68: 417-418.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=131168-3. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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