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Forked Sundew

Drosera binata

Drosera binata
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Forked Sundew • Drosera binata
Small perennial herb, less than 60 cm high.

Leaves:
linear and covered with glandular hairs glistening with secretion. Erect and usually forked one or more times, on slender hairless stems up to 30 cm high.

Flower:
pink or white 5 petals about 2.5 cm across, numerous, on erect stalk to 60 cm long.

Found:
common in peat swamps, creek banks, cliff edges and other wet places, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC.

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Species: D. binata
Binomial name: Drosera binata
Forked Sundew • Images
Forked Sundew (Drosera binata), Katoomba, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW.
Forked Sundew (Drosera binata)