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Drosera porrecta Lehm.
Leafy Sundew

Reference
Nov.Stirp.Pug. 8:41, Fig. 5 (1844)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb, with 2 or 3 basal rosettes of leaves. Well-drained, deep white or beige sand, limestone, laterite. Sand plains, winter-wet swamp margins, hills.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 March 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Beverley, Brookton, Cambridge, Carnamah, Cockburn, Coorow, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Gosnells, Harvey, Irwin, Kalamunda, Mandurah, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nedlands, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Subiaco, Swan, Three Springs, Victoria Plains, Wandering.