''Drosera myriantha'', the star rainbow
or starry sundew,
[Erickson, Rica. 1968. ''Plants of Prey in Australia''. Lamb Paterson Pty. Ltd.: Osborne Park, Western Australia.] is an erect
perennial tuberous species in the
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 ...
genus ''
Drosera''. It is
endemic to
Western Australia and is found along the coast south of
Perth to
Albany. It grows in swampy areas in
peaty sand soils. ''D. myriantha'' produces carnivorous leaves along stems that can be high. White or pink flowers bloom from October to December.
''Drosera myriantha'' was first described by
Jules Émile Planchon in 1848.
[Schlauer, J. 2009]
World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants
. Accessed online: 29 August 2009.
See also
*
List of ''Drosera'' species
References
Carnivorous plants of Australia
Caryophyllales of Australia
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1848
myriantha
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