About
A small, perennial carnivorous plant notable for its white flowers and its restricted endemic range in Western Australia. *Drosera broomensis* grows in a rosette of leaves and produces one to four inflorescences.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant forms a small, leafy rosette and produces white flowers, with one to four inflorescences emerging from the rosette.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the sandy soils to the north and northeast of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
History & etymology
It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996. The specific epithet broomensis refers to the region in which it grows.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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