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Drosera platypoda Erect, non-branching plants up to 20 cm long forming a flat basal rosette. The inflorescence will arise terminally from the stem and may branch into 2-4.The tuber is orange. This species can be differentiated from other species in the complex by its single stem bearing only alternate leaves and a terminal inflorescence You can find a full description of this species here: http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/412.pdf (the download may be slow): Lowrie, A taxonomic revision of Drosera section Stolonifera (Droseraceae) from south-west Western Australia, Nuytsia 15(3): 355–393 (2005); (file size 3.9 MB) |
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