Drosera aquatica
Species of carnivorous plant
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Drosera aquatica is a species of sundew endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 2013.[2] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[3]
| Drosera aquatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Arachnopus |
| Species: | D. aquatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera aquatica | |
As the specific epithet implies, D. aquatica can be entirely aquatic, floating on the surface of floodwaters from the Australian monsoon.[4]
