''Drosera occidentalis'' is a species in the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae, and native only to

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. Its range is limited to wetlands between

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and Pinjarra. It is noteworthy for having the smallest leaf-blades (

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e) of any ''Drosera'', being only 1/25th inch (one millimeter) in diameter.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1260472 occidentalis Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1912