''Drosera derbyensis'' is a
perennial carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans
Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryot ...
in the genus ''
Drosera'' and is
endemic to
Western Australia. Its erect or semi-erect leaves are arranged in a
rosette with one or more rosettes emerging from the root stock. The
petioles are narrowly
oblanceolate, 0.8–1.0 mm wide at the proximate end and 1.3–1.7 mm wide at the apex(wiki), narrowing to 0.5–0.7 mm at the
laminar base. The petioles are frequently 35–45 mm long when the plant is in flower and are covered in white woolly non-
dendritic
Dendrite derives from the Greek word "dendron" meaning ( "tree-like"), and may refer to:
Biology
* Dendrite, a branched projection of a neuron
* Dendrite (non-neuronal), branching projections of certain skin cells and immune cells
Physical
*Dend ...
hairs. The insect-trapping leaf lamina is
orbicular and much shorter than the petioles at only 2–3 mm in diameter. The laminar
adaxial surface is covered in insect-trapping glands. Each rosette produces 1–4
raceme
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inflorescences, which are long. Each inflorescence bears 30–50 white flowers, with flowering occurring from March to June. The upper portion of the
scape and the