About Shield Sundew
Drosera peltata, commonly called the shield sundew or pale sundew, is a climbing or scrambling perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. Among the tuberous sundews, D. peltata has the largest distribution, which includes eastern and western Australia, New Zealand, India, and most of Southeast Asia including the Philippines. The specific epithet is Latin for "shield shaped", a reference to the shape of the cauline leaves. It is either a single extremely variable species, or a complex of several closely related species of uncertain taxonomic boundaries. In Australia at least four forms have had or still have specific taxonomic recognition: Drosera peltata subsp. peltata (an autonym), D. peltata subsp. auriculata, D.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drosera peltata
- Genus
- Drosera
- Family
- DROSERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, China, Japan to Australia and Tasmania
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Droseraceae
Sundew Family
Shield Sundew belongs to the Droseraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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