Drosera aquatica
GenusDrosera
Display parents2
ParentDrosera sect. Arachnopus
Speciesaquatica
AuthorityLowrie
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1

Drosera aquatica is a species of sundew endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 2013.[1] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[2]

As the specific epithet implies, D. aquatica can be entirely aquatic, floating on the surface of floodwaters from the Australian monsoon.[3]

References

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  2. ^ Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN 9780198779841. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ Ng, Boaz (2021). "Carnivorous Plants of Australia's Top End". Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 50 (3): 133–140. doi:10.55360/cpn503.bn639. Retrieved 28 September 2024.