Drosera nitidula Planch.

Herb with fibrous roots. Stem erect, to 12 mm long. Leaves 10–20 in a convex rosette; lamina suborbicular, 1–2 mm diam., on slightly flattened petioles 5–7 mm long; stipules irregularly laciniate, 3–4 mm long. Scape 1, 15–25 mm long, glandular-hairy, 4–7-flowered; pedicels 3–5 mm long. Calyx 2–3 mm long, sparsely glandular-hirsute, divided for 1–2 mm into narrowly lanceolate lobes, the margins entire or slightly dentate. Petals narrowly obovate, 3–4 mm long, white. Styles 3, simple, 2 mm long; stigmas reniform, 1 mm diam.

Grows in peaty sand or loam which isinundated in winter.