About
Also known as the golden rainbow, *Drosera microphylla* is an erect perennial tuberous species notable for its small, circular, peltate carnivorous leaves and its showy blooms featuring large golden sepals and variably colored petals.
Field notes
Morphology
The species produces small, circular, peltate carnivorous leaves along erect stems that can reach heights of 10–40 cm. It also displays large golden sepals and smaller, variably-colored petals.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Western Australia, it is found growing on granite outcrops or in sandy or laterite soils.
History & etymology
*Drosera microphylla* was first described by Stephan Endlicher in 1837. Later taxonomic work included the description of *D. calycina* by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848, and *D. calycina var. minor* by George Bentham in 1864, both of which were reduced to synonyms of *D. microphylla*. Ludwig Diels also described *D. microphylla var. macropetala* in 1906, which was also later reduced to a synonym.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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