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Rosy Sundew

Drosera spatulata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 303, February 234, March 223, April 332, May 305, June 307, July 269, August 475, September 564, October 425, November 316, December 297.
Australia4,050
New South Wales2,649
New Zealand1,310
Queensland1,201
China1,179
Taiwan868
Taiwan Province863
Taipei472
West Coast Region393
New Taipei267

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Checked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Carnivorous plantDescends from a plant lineage whose members are carnivorous plants.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
FamilySundew Family · Droseraceae
GenusSundews · Drosera

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