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Drosera paradoxa Lowrie

Reference
Nuytsia 11(3):347-350, Fig.1 (1997)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Fibrous-rooted perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high, stem erect, woody, with a solitary terminal leafy rosette; inflorescence with woolly hairs. Fl. pink/white, Jul to Sep. Skeletal soils over sandstone. Banks and beds of seasonally flooded creeks.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.