About
A notable perennial species, *Drosera caduca* is unique among its congeners for lacking sticky insect-trapping trichomes on its mature adult leaves, a trait that gives it its name.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant forms rosettes of leaves, which are arranged in a rosette pattern with one or more rosettes emerging from the root stock. It produces white flowers from December to July.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Western Australia, found in white sandy soils on creek margins from the Edkins Range to the southern part of the Prince Regent National Park and also on Augustus Island.
History & etymology
Described by Allen Lowrie in 1996; the specific epithet caduca comes from the Latin caducus, meaning dropping off early, referencing the absence of insect-trapping trichomes on all but the juvenile leaves.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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