''Drosera cuneifolia'' is a small
rosette-forming species of
perennial sundew native to the
Cape in
South Africa. It was first described in 1781.
''Drosera cuneifolia'' produces green somewhat broad
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...
leaves, up to long. ''D. cuneifolia'' can become up to in height without the
inflorescence and wide.
In early winter, ''D. cuneifolia'' produces multiple (up to 20), small, pink to reddish-purple
flowers at the end of
scapes which can be up to tall. Flowers individually open in the morning and close by mid afternoon, lasting just one day. The flowers can self-pollinate upon closing. The seeds are very small, black, spindle-shaped, and are released from the capsules that form when the flower has died.
During summer in South Africa, ''D. cuneifolia'' oversummers. It is found only near the Table mountain complex in
South Africa.
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Carnivorous plants of Africa
cuneifolia
Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
Fynbos
Natural history of Cape Town
Table Mountain
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