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About
*Drosera darwinensis* is a perennial carnivorous plant notable for its rosette leaf arrangement and its pink or white flowers, which bloom from December to April.
Field notes
Morphology
The leaves are arranged in a rosette with one rosette emerging from the root stock. The species has a shorter inflorescence, measuring 5–15 cm long.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the Northern Territory, found in clayey sand from Palmerston to Berry Springs south of Darwin and east to Humpty Doo.
History & etymology
It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996. The specific epithet *darwinensis* refers to the region where this plant is found in abundance.
Habitat
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Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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