Drosera sessilifolia
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About
A notable species for its rosette of small, wedge-shaped to round carnivorous leaves, *Drosera sessilifolia* is native to the northern South American coast, including Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant forms a rosette of small, wedge-shaped to round carnivorous leaves that are usually yellowish but become redder with age. The inflorescences produce pink-lilac flowers.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, specifically found in seasonal seepages where a thin film of water collects.
Ecology
It grows in sandy or gravelly soils in seasonal seepages.
History & etymology
First described by Augustin Saint-Hilaire in 1824 after being discovered in Minas Gerais, Brazil. George Bentham later described D. dentata from Guyana, which Ludwig Diels reduced to synonymy with D. sessilifolia in 1906.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate