WorldFloraDB - Drosera paleacea

Characteristics

Herb with fibrous roots. Stem erect, 10–25 mm long. Leaves 20–30 in a convex rosette; lamina suborbicular, 2–3 mm diam., on slightly flattened petiole 5–7 mm long; stipules 3-lobed, 3–4 mm long, the mid-lobe trifurcate with entire or fimbriate segments, the lateral lobes bifurcate and often fimbriate on inner margins. Scapes 2–4, 1.5–5 cm long, glabrous, glandular or pilose, many-flowered; pedicels 1–2 mm long, unilateral. Calyx 1.5–2 mm long, glabrous or pilose, divided for 1–1.5 mm into obovate lobes; margin irregularly notched. Petals obovate, 3–4 mm long, white. Styles 3–5, simple, subulate, 1–2 mm long.

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Herb with fibrous roots. Stem erect, to 10 mm long. Leaves 15–30 in a convex rosette; lamina orbicular, 2–3 mm diam., on slightly flattened petiole 2–5 mm long; stipules 3-lobed, 2–4 mm long, the lobes entire or bifurcate. Scape 1, 3–4 cm long, minutely glandular, 4-or 5-flowered; pedicels 1–4 mm long. Calyx 3–4 mm long, glandular-hairy, divided for 2–3 mm into ovate lobes; margin entire. Petals obovate, 4–6 mm long, white, pink or red. Styles 4 or 5, simple, subulate, 1–3 mm long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.01 - 0.03

Root system

fibrous-root

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Grows in lateritic sand.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 18
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-