About
A compact, tuberous perennial endemic to south-west Western Australia, *Drosera purpurascens* is notable for its growth habit, which features relatively long petioles on a small, compact plant body, distinguishing it from other members of its section.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant produces one to five semi-erect lateral stems, which grow to 3 to 10 cm long. It is a compact, tuberous perennial.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to south-west Western Australia, specifically the region from Mount Cooke to near Katanning and Ongerup, south to the Denmark-Albany region. It grows in sand-laterite soils.
History & etymology
The species was first formally described by August Friedrich Schlotthauber in 1856. In 1982, N. G. Marchant described a subspecies of *D. stolonifera* that was later reduced to synonymy with *D. purpurascens*.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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