# Drosera alba

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***Drosera alba***, the **white sundew**, is a species of carnivorous plant in the family [Droseraceae](/source/Droseraceae). It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).[1]

*Drosera alba* is not to be confused with the *[Drosera capensis](/source/Drosera_capensis)* [cultivar](/source/Cultivar) "Alba".

## Description

Although the plant itself is red, its flowers (for which the species is named) are white. It is a winter-growing sundew, that enters dormancy during a dry summer season.[2]

## Distribution

*Drosera alba* is native to the south-west [Cape region](/source/Cape_Floristic_Region) of South Africa.[1]

## References

1. ["Drosera alba E.Phillips | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A321772-1). *Plants of the World Online*. Retrieved 10 April 2024.

1. Robinson, A (2017). *Drosera of the World 3*. Redfern Natural History.

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