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Drosera broomensis

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About

A small, perennial carnivorous plant notable for its white flowers and its restricted endemic range in Western Australia. *Drosera broomensis* grows in a rosette of leaves and produces one to four inflorescences.

Field notes

Morphology

The plant forms a small, leafy rosette and produces white flowers, with one to four inflorescences emerging from the rosette.

Distribution & habitat

Endemic to the sandy soils to the north and northeast of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

History & etymology

It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996. The specific epithet broomensis refers to the region in which it grows.

Conservation

Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
—
Native to
Australia

Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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