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Drosera petiolaris DC.
Larmi

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Prodr. 1:318 (1824)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Fibrous-rooted perennial, herb, to 0.2 m high, clump-forming stock giving rise to one or more leafy rosettes; inflorescence with woolly hairs. Fl. white-pink, Aug or Oct or Jan to Apr. Sandy soils, often over basalt. Damp areas.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 1998
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Distribution

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