About
A notable species for its extensive native range across Northern Australia, the Northern Territory, and New Guinea, *Drosera petiolaris* is characterized by its basal rosette of leaves and long, narrow petioles.
Field notes
Morphology
The leaves are arranged in a compact basal rosette with long, narrow petioles emerging from the center of the rosette. The carnivorous leaves are held at the end of the petiole with long retentive glands.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Northern Australia, including the northern regions of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland, and New Guinea.
History & etymology
First formally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1824, citing an unpublished description by Robert Brown. The type specimen was collected at the Endeavour River in Queensland by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–500 m
- Altitude class
- lowland
- Native to
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Temperature
- Day 28–34°C / Night 22–28°C
- Humidity
- 60–90%
- Notes
- Australian Top End tropical species. Anchor of the petiolaris complex. Prefers warm wet/dry seasonal regime.