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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 ...

'' was divided in 1994 by Seine & Barthlott into three

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on the basis of morphological characteristics. Discovery and description of new species has been occurring since the 10th century, and as recently as the 1940s barely more than 80 species were known. In recent years, Australian

Allen Lowrie Allen Lowrie (10 October 1948 - 30 August 2021) was a Western Australian botanist. He was recognised for his expertise on the genera ''Drosera'' and '' Stylidium''.Council of Heads of Australasian HerbariaResources of Australian Herbaria: Western ...

has done extensive work in the genus, particularly in describing numerous new species from

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. His classification of the genus was replaced by Jan Schlauer's work in 1996, although the correct classification is still disputed.

''Drosera'' subg. ''Arcturia''

*'' Drosera arcturi'' *'' Drosera murfetii'' *'' Drosera stenopetala''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Bryastrum''

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Drosera pygmaea ''Drosera pygmaea'' is a carnivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual herb native to Australia and New Zealand.Bruce Salmon, ''"Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand"'', Ecosphere publications, 2001 The specific epithet, which translates as "dwa ...

''Drosera'' sect. ''Lamprolepis''

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Drosera allantostigma ''Drosera allantostigma'' is a species of pygmy sundew from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numer ...

'' *'' Drosera androsacea'' *'' Drosera barbigera'' *'' Drosera callistos'' *'' Drosera citrina'' *'' Drosera closterostigma'' *'' Drosera dichrosepala'' *'' Drosera echinoblastus'' *'' Drosera eneabba'' *'' Drosera enodes'' *'' Drosera gibsonii'' *'' Drosera grievei'' *'' Drosera helodes'' *'' Drosera hyperostigma'' *'' Drosera lasiantha'' *''

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

'' *'' Drosera leucostigma'' *'' Drosera mannii'' *'' Drosera microscapa'' *'' Drosera miniata'' *'' Drosera nitidula'' *'' Drosera nivea'' *''

Drosera occidentalis ''Drosera occidentalis'' is a species in the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae, and native only to Western Australia. Its range is limited to wetlands between Perth and Pinjarra. It is noteworthy for having the smallest leaf-blades (lamina ...

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Drosera omissa ''Drosera omissa'' is a species of pygmy sundew from Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is ...

'' *'' Drosera oreopodion'' *'' Drosera paleacea'' *'' Drosera parvula'' *'' Drosera patens'' *'' Drosera pedicellaris'' *'' Drosera platystigma'' *'' Drosera pulchella'' *'' Drosera pycnoblasta'' *'' Drosera rechingeri'' *'' Drosera roseana'' *'' Drosera sargentii'' *''

Drosera scorpioides ''Drosera scorpioides'', commonly called the shaggy sundew, is a pygmy sundew native to the Jarrah Forest region and southern coasts of Southwest Australia. Notable for its unusually large size relative to other pygmy sundews, ''D. scorpioi ...

'' *'' Drosera sewelliae'' *'' Drosera silvicola'' *'' Drosera spilos'' *'' Drosera stelliflora'' *'' Drosera walyunga''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Coelophylla''

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Drosera glanduligera ''Drosera glanduligera'', the pimpernel sundew, is a rosetted annual species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to Australia. It is tall and grows in most soil conditions. It produces orange flowers from August to Novem ...

''Drosera'' subg. ''Drosera''

''Drosera'' sect. ''Arachnopus''

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Drosera hartmeyerorum ''Drosera hartmeyerorum'' is a summer-growing annual sundew that is native to the north of Western Australia. It was discovered in 1995 by Siegfried and Irmgard Hartmeyer.Schlauer, J. (2001)''Drosera hartmeyerorum'' spec. nov. (Droseraceae), a n ...

'' *'' Drosera serpens'' *''

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

'' *'' Drosera aurantiaca'' *''

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

'' *'' Drosera barrettorum'' *''

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

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Drosera glabriscapa ''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 ...

'' *'' Drosera margaritacea'' *''

Drosera indica ''Drosera indica'' is an carnivorous plant, insectivorous plant, a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics.Schlauer, J. 2011World Carnivorous Plant List – Nomenclatural Syno ...

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Drosera finlaysoniana ''Drosera finlaysoniana'' is a carnivorous herb found in Australia and south east Asia. More commonly found in the north of Australia. In southern Australian sites it has been recorded at inland areas, in eucalyptus woodlands subject to floodi ...

''Drosera'' sect. ''Drosera''

*'' Drosera acaulis'' *'' Drosera admirabilis'' *'' Drosera affinis'' *'' Drosera afra'' *''

Drosera alba ''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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Drosera aliciae ''Drosera aliciae'', the Alice sundew, is a carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, like ''Drosera capensis'', the cape sundew, and is one of the most common sundews in cultivation. The pl ...

'' *'' Drosera amazonica'' *''

Drosera anglica ''Drosera anglica'', commonly known as the English sundew or great sundew, is a carnivorous flowering plant species belonging to the sundew family Droseraceae. It is a temperate species with a circumboreal range, although it does occur as far s ...

'' *'' Drosera arenicola'' *'' Drosera ascendens'' *'' Drosera bequaertii'' *'' Drosera biflora'' *'' Drosera brevifolia'' *'' Drosera burkeana'' *'' Drosera camporupestris'' *''

Drosera capensis ''Drosera capensis'', commonly known as the Cape sundew, is a small rosette-forming carnivorous species of perennialVarious, ''The Reader's Digest Gardeners Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers'', Reader's Digest Association, 1992 sundew native t ...

'' *'' Drosera capillaris'' *'' Drosera cayennensis'' *'' Drosera cendeensis'' *'' Drosera chrysolepis'' *'' Drosera cistiflora'' *'' Drosera collinsiae'' *'' Drosera communis'' *'' Drosera cuneifolia'' *'' Drosera dielsiana'' *'' Drosera elongata'' *'' Drosera ericgreenii'' *'' Drosera esmeraldae'' *'' Drosera esterhuyseniae'' *'' Drosera felix'' *'' Drosera filiformis'' *'' Drosera glabripes'' *'' Drosera graminifolia'' *'' Drosera grantsaui'' *'' Drosera graomogolensis'' *'' Drosera hilaris'' *'' Drosera hirtella'' *'' Drosera hirticalyx'' *'' Drosera humbertii'' *''

Drosera intermedia ''Drosera intermedia'', commonly known as the oblong-leaved sundew, spoonleaf sundew, or spatulate leaved sundew, is an insectivorous plant species belonging to the sundew genus. It is a temperate or tropical species native to Europe, southeaste ...

'' *'' Drosera kaieteurensis'' *''

Drosera katangensis ''Drosera katangensis'' is a plant species endemic to Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. ''D. katangensis'' is a perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' ...

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Drosera linearis ''Drosera linearis'', commonly called the slenderleaf sundew, is a sundew found in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region of North America, in Canada and the United States, such as Michigan, and in Montana. It is usually no mo ...

'' *'' Drosera longiscapa'' *'' Drosera madagascariensis'' *'' Drosera montana'' *''

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

'' *'' Drosera neocaledonica'' *'' Drosera nidiformis'' *'' Drosera oblanceolata'' *'' Drosera pauciflora'' *'' Drosera peruensis'' *'' Drosera pilosa'' *'' Drosera quartzicola'' *'' Drosera ramentacea'' *'' Drosera roraimae'' *'' Drosera rotundifolia'' *'' Drosera rubrifolia'' *''

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

'' *'' Drosera slackii'' *'' Drosera solaris'' *''

Drosera spatulata ''Drosera spatulata'', the spoon-leaved sundew, is a variable, rosette-forming sundew with spoon-shaped leaves. The specific epithet is Latin for "spatula shaped," a reference to the form of the leaves. This sundew has a large range and occurs n ...

'' *'' Drosera spiralis'' *''

Drosera tentaculata ''Drosera tentaculata'' is a carnivorous plant native to Brazil. The species is endemic to the Brazil and occurs in " rupestre" field at the "Cadeia do Espinhaço" Highlands in the Bahia and Minas Gerais.''Droseraceae Database''. Culham A. & Ye ...

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Drosera tokaiensis ''Drosera tokaiensis'' is a carnivorous plant native to Japan. It is considered to be a natural hybrid of ''Drosera rotundifolia ''Drosera rotundifolia'', the round-leaved sundew, roundleaf sundew, or common sundew, is a carnivorous species ...

'' *'' Drosera tomentosa'' *'' Drosera trinervia'' *'' Drosera uniflora'' *'' Drosera venusta'' *'' Drosera villosa'' *''

Drosera viridis ''Drosera viridis'' is a semi-erect or rosetted perennial species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera''. It is known only from Brazil, being found in eastern Paraná and São Paulo and central Santa Catarina at elevations from . It may, ...

'' *'' Drosera yutajensis'' *'' Drosera zeyheri''

''Drosera'' sect. ''Prolifera''

*'' Drosera adelae'' *'' Drosera prolifera'' *'' Drosera schizandra'' *'' Drosera buubugujin''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Ergaleium''

''Drosera'' sect. ''Ergaleium''

*'' Drosera andersoniana'' *'' Drosera bicolor'' *'' Drosera bulbigena'' *'' Drosera erythrogyne'' *'' Drosera gigantea'' *'' Drosera graniticola'' *'' Drosera heterophylla'' *'' Drosera huegelii'' *'' Drosera intricata'' *'' Drosera macrantha'' *'' Drosera marchantii'' *''

Drosera menziesii ''Drosera menziesii'', the pink rainbow, is an erect or scrambling perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera''. It is endemic to Western Australia and grows in a variety of habitats, including winter-wet depressions, s ...

'' *'' Drosera microphylla'' *'' Drosera modesta'' *'' Drosera moorei'' *''

Drosera myriantha ''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 genus ''Dr ...

'' *'' Drosera neesii'' *'' Drosera pallida'' *''

Drosera peltata ''Drosera peltata'', commonly called the shield sundewSalmon, Bruce. 2001. ''Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand''. Ecosphere Publications. or pale sundew,Erickson, Rica. 1968. ''Plants of Prey in Australia''. Lamb Paterson Pty. Ltd.: Osborne Park, ...

'' *'' Drosera radicans'' *''

Drosera salina ''Drosera salina'' is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera''. It is endemic to Western Australia and is only found in salt-free sand on the margins of salt lakes in a few locations north of Albany east to ...

'' *'' Drosera stricticaulis'' *'' Drosera subhirtella'' *'' Drosera subtilis'' *'' Drosera sulphurea'' *''

Drosera zigzagia ''Drosera zigzagia'' is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera''. It is endemic to Western Australia and is found on the margins of salt lakes in brown sandy loam, often associated with '' D. salina'', ...

''Drosera'' sect. ''Erythrorhiza''

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Drosera aberrans ''Drosera aberrans'' is a perennial tuberous species in the genus ''Drosera'' that is native to New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. It grows in a rosette 3 to 5 cm in diameter with green, orange-yellow, or red leaves. It is nat ...

'' *'' Drosera browniana'' *'' Drosera bulbosa'' *''

Drosera erythrorhiza ''Drosera erythrorhiza'', the red ink sundew, is a perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette and is distinguished from the other species in section '' Erythr ...

'' *'' Drosera lowriei'' *'' Drosera macrophylla'' *'' Drosera orbiculata'' *'' Drosera praefolia'' *'' Drosera prostratoscaposa'' *'' Drosera rosulata'' *'' Drosera schmutzii'' *'' Drosera tubaestylis'' *''

Drosera whittakeri ''Drosera whittakeri'' (scented sundew, Whittaker's sundew) is a sundew that is native to South Australia and Victoria. Description Plants are 4 to 8 cm in diameter, with broadly spathulate leaves arranged in a rosette. These may be green, ...

'' *'' Drosera zonaria''

''Drosera'' sect. ''Stolonifera''

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Drosera fimbriata ''Drosera fimbriata'', the Manypeaks sundew, is a perennial tuberous species in the genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows to 10 to 15 cm tall with two or three whorls of non-carnivorous leaves on the lower portion ...

'' *'' Drosera humilis'' *'' Drosera monticola'' *''

Drosera platypoda ''Drosera platypoda'', the fan-leaved sundew, is a tuberous perennial species in the genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It grows 15 to 20 cm tall with a basal rosette of leaves with alternate cauline leaves ...

'' *'' Drosera porrecta'' *'' Drosera prostrata'' *'' Drosera purpurascens'' *'' Drosera ramellosa'' *'' Drosera rupicola'' *'' Drosera stolonifera''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Lasiocephala''

*'' Drosera banksii'' *'' Drosera brevicornis'' *'' Drosera broomensis'' *'' Drosera caduca'' *'' Drosera darwinensis'' *'' Drosera derbyensis'' *'' Drosera dilatato-petiolaris'' *'' Drosera falconeri'' *'' Drosera fulva'' *'' Drosera kenneallyi'' *'' Drosera lanata'' *''

Drosera ordensis ''Drosera ordensis'' is a species of sundew, native to Australia and part of the "''petiolaris'' complex" of sundews making up the subgenus '' Lasiocephala''. Compared to many ''petiolaris'' sundews, it has wide petioles, which are densely cov ...

'' *'' Drosera paradoxa'' *'' Drosera petiolaris'' *'' Drosera subtilis''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Meristocaulis''

*'' Drosera meristocaulis''

''Drosera'' subg. ''Phycopsis''

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Drosera binata ''Drosera binata'', commonly known as the forked sundew or fork-leaved sundew,Salmon, B. 2001. ''Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand''. Ecosphere Publications. is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet i ...

''Drosera'' subg. ''Regiae''

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Drosera regia ''Drosera regia'', commonly known as the king sundew, is a carnivorous plant in the sundew genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to a single valley in South Africa. The genus name ''Drosera'' comes from the Greek word ''droseros'', meaning "dew-cove ...

''Drosera'' subg. ''Stelogyne''

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Drosera hamiltonii ''Drosera hamiltonii'', the rosy sundew,Erickson, Rica. 1968. ''Plants of Prey in Australia''. Lamb Paterson Pty. Ltd.: Osborne Park, Western Australia. is a small, compact species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera'' and is the only specie ...

''Drosera'' subg. ''Thelocalyx''

*'' Drosera burmannii'' *'' Drosera sessilifolia''

''Incertae sedis''

*'' Drosera magnifica''

References

* Barthlott, Wilhelm; Porembski, Stefan; Seine, Rüdiger; Theisen, Inge: ''Karnivoren''. Stuttgart, 2004, * Lowrie, Allen: '' Carnivorous Plants of Australia'', Vol. 1–3, Nedlands, Western Australia, 1987–1998 * Schlauer, Jan: ''A dichotomous key to the genus ''Drosera'' L. (Droseraceae)'', Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, Vol. 25 (1996) {{Taxonomy of... Drosera species