Drosera biflora Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Droseraceae > Drosera

Characteristics

Acaulescent glabrous herb forming a rosette, no more than2 cm tall. Leaves spathulate, 6 mm long, petiole and blade well defined; stipules 1-1.5 mm long, 4-5-partite; petiole 3 x 0.8 mm; blade circulate or broadly elliptic, 3 x 2 mm. Inflorescences 1-2 per plant, 2-3 cm long, 2-3-flowered; peduncle erect, 1.5-2 cm long. Flowers with sepals ovate, joined at base, 2-3 x 1.5 mm, margin entire; petals white, spathulate, 3-4 mm long; stamens 2.5-3 mm long; pollen unknown; ovary with 3 styles, bipartite near base. Seeds foveolate, ovate, almost circulate, 0.35-0.4 x 0.3 mm, covered with granulate wax.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Drosera biflora world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321794-1
WFO ID wfo-0000945837
COL ID 37QNW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Drosera biflora Drosera esmeraldae Drosera pusilla Drosera tenella var. esmeraldae