Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.

Species

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Characteristics

Tuberous herb; vertical stolon 4–6 cm long. Stem erect, usually sparsely branched, sometimes simple, 15–70 cm long, glabrous. Lowest leaves in a flat rosette: lamina orbicular-reniform, 2–6 mm diam., on petiole 3–10 mm long, the lowest leaves sometimes reduced to short, linear prophylls; cauline leaves alternate or in clusters: lamina crescentic-orbicular with acute lobes, 4–6 mm diam., peltate on slender petiole 2–9 mm long; stipules absent. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, 3–10 cm long, 2–8–flowered, glabrous; peduncle usually c. 5 cm but up to 19 cm long; pedicels 4–12 mm long. Sepals obovate-elliptic, obtuse, dentate, 3–6 mm long, glabrous. Petals obovate, obtuse, 5–8 mm long, white or pink. Styles 3, 0.5–1 mm long, dichoto– mously much-branched and fan-shaped. Seeds 0.65–0.9 mm long, rarely up to 1.3 mm.
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Stock slender, up to 5 cm. long, arising from small tuber. Stems slender, erect, flexuous, glab., up to 30 cm. or more long, often sub-scandent. Basal lvs rosulate; petioles flat, up to 10 mm. long; lamina orbicular, 3 mm. diam., or lvs reduced to scales. Cauline lvs alt.; petiole filiform, up to 15 mm. long; lamina peltate-lunate, pubescent, with marginal stalked glandular hairs. Peduncle simple, up to 10 cm. long; pedicels erect or ascending, ± 5 mm. long; bracts linear. Sepals elliptic-ovate, entire to erose, up to 5 mm. long; petals rose, obovate, up to 8 mm. long. Style branches 3, dichotomously divided, segs dilated. Capsule ± 2 mm. diam.; seeds minute.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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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 auriculata world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Conservation status

Drosera auriculata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321789-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945827
COL ID 37QNQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sondera auriculata Drosera auriculata Drosera circinervia Drosera stylosa Drosera peltata subsp. auriculata