Pimpernel sundew

Drosera glanduligera

''Drosera glanduligera'', the pimpernel sundew, is a rosetted annual species in the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to Australia. It is 2.5–6 cm tall and grows in most soil conditions. It produces orange flowers from August to November. It was originally described in 1844 by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann. It is the sole species in the subgenus ''Coelophylla'', which Jan Schlauer elevated from section rank in 1996; it was originally described by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848.
Pimpernel sundew - Drosera glanduligera  Australia,Drosera glanduligera,Eamw flora,Eamw sundews,Geotagged,Pimpernel sundew,Winter

Distribution

''Drosera glanduligera'' is native to Tasmania and south western and south eastern Australia where it is often locally abundant.
Pimpernel sundew (Drosera glanduligera) About 100 square metres of ground was covered with a mix of mosses and these small carnivorous plants. Each was approximately 60mm wide. Mountainous state park. The ground was very wet and made up of a coarse sandy mix and partially shaded. The trees above were mostly casuarina and cupressidae.
Named for it's red-orange flowers which appear in August to November. These specimens showed no sign of flower. The traps of this species combines features of both flypaper and snap traps. These plants carry over to the next season by seed. Australia,Carnivorous plant,Drosera glanduligera,Geotagged,Winter

Behavior

''Drosera glanduligera'' is an annual plant that grows in the winter. Germination of the seeds requires cold temperatures. Young plants eat springtails while larger plants eat flies.

The trapping mechanism of this species is unique in that it combines features of both flypaper and snap traps; it has been termed a ''catapult-flypaper trap''. Non-flying insects trigger this catapult when certain plant cells break. Then this process cannot be repeated until the plant grows new tentacles.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDrosera
SpeciesD. glanduligera
Photographed in
Australia