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About
This sundew is notable for its unique, milky-white stalked mucilage glands found on the short petiole, giving it a 'pearly' appearance. *Drosera margaritacea* is an annual therophyte endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Field notes
Morphology
The species has unique milky-white stalked mucilage glands on the short petiole, and a rounded swelling at the tip of the anther connective.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
History & etymology
Described in 2021 by Thilo Krueger and Andreas Fleischmann. The specific epithet margaritacea comes from the Latin margaritaceus, meaning 'pearly' or 'pearl-bearing', referring to the milky-white glands and the rounded anther swelling.
Habitat
- Altitude
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- Altitude Class
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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