''Drosera murfetii'' is a species of the

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 ...

sundew family, and is endemic to western Tasmania,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. Although similar in appearance to its close relative, '' D. arcturi'', this species is distinct in that it tends to possess only one or two carnivorous

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

, the rest being non-carnivorous. Other features that distinguish it from ''D. arcturi'' are its larger size and tendency to produce more flowers per scape.Lowrie, A. & Conran, J.G. (2014)
''Drosera murfetii'' (Droseraceae): a new species from Tasmania, Australia.
''Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens'' 27: 7–21.

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