About
A perennial, tuberous species, *Drosera orbiculata* is endemic to Western Australia and is notable for its rosette growth habit and specific habitat preference in winter-wet depressions.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant grows in a rosette approximately 1.5 cm in diameter.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Western Australia, specifically near Gillingarra, 1.3 km north of Perth.
History & etymology
The species was formally described by Allen Lowrie and N. G. Marchant in 1992. The name is derived from the shape of the leaf lamina.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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