Drosera margaritacea
Species of carnivorous plant
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Drosera margaritacea is a species of sundew endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was first described by Thilo Krueger and Andreas Fleischmann in 2021.[1] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[2]
| Drosera margaritacea | |
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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. margaritacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera margaritacea T.Krueger & A.Fleischm. | |
The specific epithet margaritacea is from the Latin margaritaceus meaning 'pearly / pearl-bearing'. This refers to the unique milky-white stalked mucilage glands found on the short petiole of this species, and also to a rounded swelling at the tip of the anther connective.[3]
