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Drosera scorpioides Planch.
Shaggy Sundew

Reference
Ann.Sci.Nat., Bot. Ser. 3, 9:288 (1848)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Fibrous-rooted perennial, herb, to 0.1 m high, forming loose open rosette. Fl. white/pink, Aug to Oct. White sand, clay. Rocky laterite outcrops, swamps, sand ridges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 April 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Boddington, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Jerramungup, Murray, Narrogin, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, West Arthur.