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Drosera purpurascens

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About

A compact, tuberous perennial endemic to south-west Western Australia, *Drosera purpurascens* is notable for its growth habit, which features relatively long petioles on a small, compact plant body, distinguishing it from other members of its section.

Field notes

Morphology

The plant produces one to five semi-erect lateral stems, which grow to 3 to 10 cm long. It is a compact, tuberous perennial.

Distribution & habitat

Endemic to south-west Western Australia, specifically the region from Mount Cooke to near Katanning and Ongerup, south to the Denmark-Albany region. It grows in sand-laterite soils.

History & etymology

The species was first formally described by August Friedrich Schlotthauber in 1856. In 1982, N. G. Marchant described a subspecies of D. stolonifera that was later reduced to synonymy with D. purpurascens.

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
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