Drosera acaulis L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Droseraceae > Drosera

Characteristics

Dwarf, rosulate herbs with 1-2 thin roots. Leaves c. 8, apetiolate, exstipulate, unequal in length, lamina narrowly spathulate, c. 7 mm long, 2 mm wide, bearing both types of tentacles, otherwise glabrous. Flower solitary on a pedicel 1-2 mm long, glandular pubescent. Calyx lobes c. 3 mm long. Petals obovate, c. 6 mm long, red or purple. Stamens with terete foments, the connective not rhomboidal. Styles forked from the base, stigmatic apex flabellately multifid.
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Dwarf, tufted perennial to 6 cm. Leaves radical, spathulate, exstipulate. Flowers 1-few on a short scape, white to purple, stigmas multifid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Drosera acaulis world distribution map, present in Botswana, Sri Lanka, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177383-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945803
COL ID 37QMX
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Synonyms

Drosera acaulis Drosera acaulis Drosera pauciflora var. acaulis