Drosera praefolia
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About
A perennial tuberous species, *Drosera praefolia* is notable for its distinct white tubers and its ovate to obovate leaf shape, setting it apart from related species like *D. whittakeri*.
Field notes
Morphology
It grows in a rosette 4 to 6 cm in diameter with green or sometimes red leaves. The species also possesses white tubers.
Distribution & habitat
Native to south-east South Australia, specifically from the southern Fleurieu Peninsula south to Kangaroo Island. It prefers open woodland habitats.
History & etymology
It was first formally described by Johann Gottlieb Otto Tepper in 1892 from specimens collected on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Its taxonomic placement has been controversial, with various authors reorganizing it below the species rank, though Lowrie and John Godfrey Conran reestablished it at the species rank.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate