Climbing Sundew
S1, Flower
Murray Mallee Region
Whittaker's Sundew
Flower Bud
 
                      
Whittaker's Sundew (Drosera whittakeri)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Betalains (Caryophyllales)
Family: Sundew (Droseraceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Whittaker's Sundew (Drosera whittakeri)
This Photo:     🔍Whole🔎

Thank you Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
~50mm wide, with white flower.
Note that the width of the leaf stems are diagnostic.

Copyright © 2024-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 08-Jul-2024
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)