Drosera whittakeri
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About
A notable sundew, *Drosera whittakeri*, is characterized by its rosette of broadly spathulate leaves and its ability to produce up to 20 white flowers during its flowering season.
Field notes
Morphology
The plants form rosettes with broadly spathulate leaves, which measure 10 to 15 mm long and 9 to 13 mm wide. These leaves can be green, orange-yellow, or red. The species produces up to 20 white flowers overall.
Distribution & habitat
Native to South Australia and Victoria.
History & etymology
The species was formally described by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848, named after Joseph Whittaker, a Derbyshire botanist who collected specimens in Adelaide and the southern Mount Lofty Ranges to Encounter Bay between 1839 and 1840.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate