About
*Drosera prostrata* is a notable Western Australian perennial recognized by its distinctive prostrate growth habit, which differentiates it from other members of its section. It is a tuberous plant that produces several lateral stems along the ground.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant produces 4 to 5 prostrate lateral stems that are 3.5 to 15 cm long. It is a tuberous perennial.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Western Australia, native to a region along the Western Australian coast from the Tamala area near Shark Bay south to Binnu.
History & etymology
First formally described by N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie as a subspecies of *D. stolonifera* in 1992, before Lowrie elevated the subspecies to species rank in 2005.
Habitat
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- Native To
- Australia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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