Drosera stricticaulis
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About
A notable erect perennial tuberous sundew, *Drosera stricticaulis* is easily identified by its small, cup-shaped carnivorous leaves arranged along tall, green, glandular stems. It is a common sight near watercourses and granite outcrops across Western Australia.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant produces small, cup-shaped carnivorous leaves along green, glandular stems that can reach heights of 25 cm (10 in).
Distribution & habitat
Native to Australia, it is most commonly found near watercourses and granite outcrops in sandy clay or loam in Western Australia, and has also been found in parts of South Australia, particularly the lower Eyre Peninsula and atop Dutchmans Stern in the southern Flinders Ranges.
History & etymology
First described by Ludwig Diels in 1906 as a variety of D. macrantha. Oswald Hewlett Sargent elevated this variety to species rank in 1913. The species has undergone taxonomic revisions, including its reclassification as a subspecies of D. macrantha in 1996.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate