Drosera glanduligera
Common name: Pimpernel Sundew
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. Glanduligera is from the Latin words glandulae, meaning glands, and gero, meaning to bear.
Occurs throughout the south west of Western Australia and inland to Kalgoorlie. Also found in south eastern Australia.
A flat rosette of leaves to 4 centimetres in diameter. The flower stalk comes from the centre of the plant. The orange flowers are borne from September to December.
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. This species carries over to the next season by seed only.
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.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894215
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3098