Drosera browniana
Drosera browniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
Section: | Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza |
Species: | D. browniana
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Binomial name | |
Drosera browniana Lowrie & N.G.Marchant
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Drosera browniana is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette about 3 to 4 cm in diameter. It is a common species in an area from to along the greenstone belt northwest of Esperance. It grows in loam soils in wet zones near granite outcrops. It flowers from August to September. It is considered to be related to D. bulbosa. It was first formally described by Allen Lowrie and N. G. Marchant in 1992 and named in honour of Andrew Brown, who discovered this species' first population.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lowrie, A. and N. Marchant. 1992. Four new Drosera taxa from south western Australia. Nuytsia, 8(3): 323-332.
External links[]
"Drosera browniana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Categories:
- Carnivorous plants of Australia
- Caryophyllales of Australia
- Drosera
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Plants described in 1992
- Droseraceae stubs
- Australian eudicot stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs