Drosera oreopodion explained

Drosera oreopodion is a species of sundew and a member of the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae. It is endemic to Western Australia. It is most noteworthy for being the smallest of all carnivorous plants, with leaves only 5.5 millimeters in length, of which the sticky, circular lamina is only 1.5 mm (about one-eighteenth of an inch). It is a fairly recent discovery, being unknown prior to 1987 when discovered by Allen Lowrie.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Marchant . Neville . Lowrie . Allen . June 1992 . New Names and New Combinations in 34 taxa of Western Australia . Kew Bulletin . 47 . 2 . 326–327 . 10.2307/4110677 . 4110677 .
  2. Web site: Western Australian Herbarium . Biodiversity and Conservation Science . Florabase—the Western Australian Flora . 2022-11-08 . florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au . en.
  3. Web site: Drosera oreopodion N. Marchant & Lowrie - Encyclopedia of Life . 2022-11-08 . eol.org.
  4. Web site: Drosera oreopodion N.G.Marchant & Lowrie Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-11-08 . Plants of the World Online . en.
  5. Book: Ellison . Aaron M. . Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution . Adamec . Lubomír . 2018 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-877984-1 . en.

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