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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Severing the first head of the Hydra: Drosera actinioides, a new species from the D. paradoxa complex of D. sect. Lasiocephala (Droseraceae)
JUVE, N.O., FLEISCHMANN, A. AND KRUEGER, T.

Drosera actinioides Juve, A.Fleischm. & T.Krueger, a new species of D. sect. Lasiocephala Planch. from the Northern Kimberley bioregion (Western Australia), is described and illustrated. It can be distinguished from all known members of this section by its distinctive floral features comprising highly branched, blackish red styles and metallic orange petals, among other characters. Detailed notes on its ecology, distribution, and conservation status are provided.

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