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Drosera prostrata (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie

Reference
Nuytsia 15(3):374-376, Fig.6 (2005)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, with 4-5 prostrate lateral stems. Yellow sand sometimes mixed with white sand, red sand. Sand plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 March 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Edel, Geraldton Hills.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Northampton, Shark Bay.