Drosera heterophylla, the swamp rainbow,[1] is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in shallow water swamps or wet clay flats near granite outcrops and occurs in the vicinity of Perth and to its north. D. heterophylla produces small leaves along an erect stem that can be 10–30 cm (4–12 in) tall. It is the only species in the genus that produces many-petaled flowers (as opposed to the usual four- or five-petaled flower). These white flowers emerge from June to September.[1][2]

Drosera heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Ergaleium
Section:	Drosera sect. Ergaleium
Species:	D. heterophylla
Binomial name
Drosera heterophylla Lindl.
Synonyms
D. preissii (Lehm.) Planch. Sondera macrantha Lehm. S. preissii Lehm.

D. heterophylla was first described and named by John Lindley in his 1839 manuscript, A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony.[3]

See also

• List of Drosera species

References

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