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Drosera peltata

Photo by TonyMarkham
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Field Notes

Description:

Herb with flowering stems to 50 cm high.

Leaves usually in a flat basal rosette and cauline; lamina of basal leaves spathulate to fan-shaped, 4–7 mm long, peltate on petiole 10–15 mm long; stem leaves alternate with 2 acute lobes, 4–7 mm long, on petioles 10–17 mm long.

Inflorescence 1-sided, 5–10-flowered, peduncle usually c. 2 cm long but to 50 cm long; pedicels 8–10 mm long.

Habitat:

By a creek in an exposed area.

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PublishedAugust 9, 2013

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