Droseraceae Drosera Wildflowershttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/droseraceae/drosera/rss/droseraceae/droseraA wildflower is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Use this database to help you find and identify Australia's abundant Wildflowers.en-auCopyright 2001 - 2024 I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd1440https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/bog/images/logo.pngBOG Logohttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/droseraceae/drosera/rss/droseraceae/droseraDrosera hookerihttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/644+drosera-hookerihttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/644+drosera-hookeri<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/644+drosera-hookeri"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W644__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Named after Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (born 1817) - a world famous botanist who travelled on the Antarctic expedition of 1839 under the command of Sir James Ross and wrote "Handbook of New Zealand Flora" published in 1864-67 describing many specimens sent to Kew by collectors. He died in 1911 and has a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey London. Tuberous herb, often bright yellow-green in colour (rarely reddish to maroon); tuber ovoid, up to 5 × 5 mm tall; surface white to red, often in a papery sheath; vertical stolon 10–40 mm long. Above ground parts of the plants highly variable in height, with glabrous stems between 25 × 380 mm tall; unbranched or branched apically, distally, or both. Leaves, often in a flat basal rosette and cauline; basal leaves 2–22, the lamina ovate, elliptic, flabellate, reniform to hatchet-shaped, 1–5 × 2–11mm on a linear petiole 3.0–17.0 × 1.8 mm; cauline leaves alternate, the lamina crescentic, 1.0–6.5 × 1–10 mm, with acute angles, on petiole 3–17 mm long. Inflorescence a 1-sided raceme, 1–10-flowered; peduncle usually 10–50 mm long, but can be as short as 0.1 mm; pedicels 0.5–15 mm long. Sepals ovate, elliptic or obovate, 2.0–5.0 × 0.7–2.4 mm, usually moderately to densely hairy (with up to 30 hairs per mm square), but can also be glabrous; always with a fimbriate margin with hairs up to 1.3mm long. Petals obovate to cuneate, 3–7mm long by 2–7mm wide, white or pink. Styles 3, 0.3–1.2 mm long, divided into a total of between c.20-30 segments. Seeds 0.5–0.8 × 0.3 mm, cylindrical, pandurate to obovoid with a deeply pitted surface.<br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Species: hookeri &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: White<br />Stephen L (Clare) SAWed, 19 Nov 2014 06:01:00 GMTPearly Sundew, Pygmy Droserahttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/506+pearly-sundew-pygmy-droserahttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/506+pearly-sundew-pygmy-drosera<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/506+pearly-sundew-pygmy-drosera"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W506__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> A tiny Drosera growing to only about 2 cm high, though flower stalk may increase the height. Leaves are bright red and round. Plants seen were growing in deep white sand.<br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Species: pycnoblasta &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: White<br />Member - John and ValMon, 07 Jan 2019 04:05:00 GMTSundewhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/245+sundewhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/245+sundew<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/245+sundew"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W245__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> A trap for unwary insects. Widely distributed through northern Australia in damp areas. Elongated leaves, curled when young, with long sticky hairs. Leaves may be reddish or green and 5 petalled flowers vary in colour from white through orange and pink.<br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Species: indica &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Pink<br />Member - John and ValSat, 14 Jun 2014 22:47:00 GMTSundewhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/220+sundewhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/220+sundew<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/220+sundew"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W220__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Small insectivorous plant. Traps small insects by means of sticky hairs on the rosette of red leaves. Grows in damp places.<br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Species: unknown &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: White<br />Member - John and ValWed, 30 Nov 2016 02:56:00 GMTSundew - Drosera - Unknown Specieshttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/817+sundew-drosera-unknown-specieshttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/817+sundew-drosera-unknown-species<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/817+sundew-drosera-unknown-species"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W817__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Found growing in a damp rocky area in the Stirling Range, W.A. About 10 cm high, reddish in appearance, with sticky hairs on the roundish leaves.<br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Other<br />CienneMon, 27 Apr 2015 11:11:00 GMTSundew - Pink Rainbowhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/867+sundew-pink-rainbowhttps://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/867+sundew-pink-rainbow<a href="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/wildflowers/867+sundew-pink-rainbow"><img src="https://www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au/images/GalleryTag_W867__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Tuberous, perennial, herb or climber, 0.3-1.1 m high. Deep sand, loamy soils. <br /> Family: Droseraceae &nbsp; Genus: Drosera &nbsp; Species: Drosera menziesii subsp. penicillaris &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Pink<br />Sharon GTue, 01 Nov 2016 13:20:00 GMT