Drosera erythrorhiza

Common name: Red Ink Sundew

Meaning of name:

Drosera is from the Greek word droseros, meaning dewy. It refers to the prominent glandular hairs which give the appearance of being covered in dew. Erythrorhiza is from the Greek words erythros, meaning red, and rhiza, meaning root.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

A flat rosette of leaves up to 8 centimetres across. The flower stalk comes from the centre of the plant and bears up to 30 white flowers in May and June.

Notes:

Drosera are carnivorous plants that supplement their diet by trapping and digesting insects. The insects are caught on the sticky leaf surfaces and digested by enzymes produced by the plant.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Carnivorous Plants of Australia. Volume 1. Allen Lowrie. 1987.

Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus. Volume 1. Allen Lowrie. 2013.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51283549

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3095