Drosera enneaba species Profile

Drosera enneaba species Profile

Drosera eneabba is a pygmy sundew named for its native range in Western Australia.

Drosera eneabba is a small sundew, with rosettes that reach about 1.5-2 in diameter. The petioles are thin and the laminae are oval shaped. The stipular bud is bristly and shaggy. The flower stalk is mostly glabrous along its lower length. The upper part of the flower stalk, pedicels and sepals have scattered glands. The flowers are white or light pink, with a darker pink spot at the center of each petal. The edge of the petals are distinctly notched at the center. The styles are long and thin.

The species grows in the sand plains within about 100km around town of Eneabba, which itself is 250 km north of Perth. It is associated with deep white sand in well drained positions, often under the cover of sparse bushes. Drosera eneabba is similar to Drosera spilos and Drosera closterostigma, sharing similar blooms and overlapping in parts of their distribution. Drosera eneabba is distinguished by its distinctly notched petals (those of D. spilos and D. closterostigma are rounded at the edge). It grows in deep, well drained sand (D. spilos grows on granite outcrops and compacted clay; D. closterostigma grows in moist environments).

Drosera eneabba near Eneabba. Note the bristly stipular bud
Note the notched petals
Growing in white sand with a scattering of laterite
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