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Drosera rosulata

About

A perennial, tuberous carnivorous plant notable for its rosette growth habit and white flowers that bloom from April to June. *Drosera rosulata* is endemic to the southwest region of Western Australia.

Field notes

Morphology

The plant forms a rosette approximately 7 cm in diameter. It is described as a tuberous plant.

Distribution & habitat

Endemic to southwest Western Australia.

Ecology

It grows in sandy or clay soils on the margins of swamps.

History & etymology

First formally described by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in 1844.

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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