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Drosera nivea

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Species of carnivorous plant

Drosera nivea
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Bryastrum
Section: Drosera sect. Lamprolepis
Species: D. nivea
Binomial name
Drosera nivea
Lowrie & Carlquist
Synonyms
  • D.citrina var. nivea

Drosera nivea is a species of carnivorous plant. It is a pygmy sundew and is native to Western Australia. The specific epithet nivea is derived from the Latin word niveus, meaning white, in reference to the colour of the plant's flower. It is closely related to Drosera citrina and has previously been considered a variety of D.citrina known as D. citrina var. nivea.

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References

  1. Cross, A. (2019) . "Drosera nivea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T97530632A143989707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T97530632A143989707.en. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Thilo Krueger; Andreas Fleischmann (February 2020). "When three become two: Drosera coalara links Drosera citrina with Drosera nivea". Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. "Pygmy Drosera micrantha - pulchella". International Carnivorous Plant Society. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

"Drosera nivea Lowrie & Carlquist". Royal botanic gardens Kew plants of the world online. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

Western Australian Herbarium. "Drosera nivea Lowrie & Carlquist". Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

Taxon identifiers
Drosera nivea
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