Drosera aquatica is a species of sundew endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 2013.[2] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[3]
| Drosera aquatica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Arachnopus |
| Species: | D. aquatica
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosera aquatica | |
As the specific epithet implies, D. aquatica can be entirely aquatic, floating on the surface of floodwaters from the Australian monsoon.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bourke, G. (2016). "Drosera aquatica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 (e.T97491393A143986957). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T97491393A143986957.en. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Drosera aquatica". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN 9780198779841. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Ng, Boaz (2021). "Carnivorous Plants of Australia's Top End" (PDF). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 50 (3): 133–140. doi:10.55360/cpn503.bn639. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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