Drosera occidentalis

Drosera occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species:
D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Drosera occidentalis

Drosera occidentalis is a species in the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae, and native only to Western Australia. Its range is limited to wetlands from just north of Perth, south to just south of Busselton.[1] It grows to 2.5 centimetres tall,[1] and has leaf blades (laminae) which can be only 1 millimetre in diameter.[2] The flowers are white or pink, produced from late spring to early summer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Drosera occidentalis Morrison". Florabase (Western Australia). 10 April 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ^ George, Alexander (1989). Flora of Australia Volume 8. Canberra: Gov't Publishing Service. p. 56.
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