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Drosera dichrosepala Turcz.
Rusty Sundew

Reference
Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes Moscou 27 (2):343 (1854)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Fibrous-rooted, rosetted perennial, herb, to 0.04 m high, to 0.015 m wide. Fl. white/pink, Sep to Oct. White/grey or red/brown sand, rocky laterite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Busselton, Denmark, Katanning, Woodanilling.