''Drosera intricata'' is a scrambling or climbing

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Drosera ''Drosera'', which is commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genus, genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. 2 volumes. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucil ...

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. It grows in clay-sand soils on swamp margins, or other habitats that are seasonally wet. ''D. intricata'' produces small carnivorous leaves along a glabrous stem that can be tall. Its 3-12 yellow flowers emerge from September to October. It gains its species name, ''intricata'', from its twining or winding habit.Rice, Barry. 2009
The tuberous erect & scrambling ''Drosera''
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Accessed online: 12 August 2009. ''Drosera intricata'' was first described and named by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848.

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Carnivorous plants of Australia Caryophyllales of Australia Eudicots of Western Australia Plants described in 1848 intricata Taxa named by Jules Émile Planchon {{WesternAustralia-plant-stub

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