Drosera paradoxa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Lasiocephala |
| Species: | D. paradoxa
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Drosera paradoxa is a
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Drosera paradoxa is found in skeletal sandy soils over sandstone in or along the banks of seasonally dry creeks or in sandstone cracks. During the wet season from March to April, its habitat is typically flooded with fast-flowing water. Drosera paradoxa is native to the west and north coasts of the Kimberley region inland to Beverley Springs, Western Australia and east to Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory.[1]
It was first described by Australian botanist
Lowrie assessed this species' conservation status as common and not under threat in 1997. It is closely related to D. petiolaris, but differs from that species most notably by its tall woody stem whereas D. petiolaris forms clumps of many basal rosettes from a common perennial rootstock.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Lowrie, A. 1997. Drosera paradoxa (Droseraceae), a new species from northern Australia.[permanent dead link] Nuytsia, 11(3): 347–351.
External links
Media related to Drosera paradoxa at Wikimedia Commons
- "Drosera paradoxa". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
