Drosera gunniana

Pale Sundew at Holt, ACT

Drosera gunniana at Holt, ACT - 16 Sep 2020
Drosera gunniana at Holt, ACT - 16 Sep 2020
Drosera gunniana at Holt, ACT - 16 Sep 2020
Drosera gunniana at Holt, ACT - 16 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Drosera hookeri 18 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Drosera hookeri 18 Sep 2020 CathB

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6 comments

   18 Sep 2020
The only way to be certain it is D. hookeri by field observation, is if it has a branched stem. Drosera peltata is a more likely candidate as this plant has hairy sepals and no branching. Drosera hookeri is not common within the ACT.
Mike wrote:
   18 Sep 2020
I thought it had been concluded that D. hookeri was the usual species in the ACT and D. peltata had been misidentified.
   18 Sep 2020
That's very interesting and news to me! If possible could you please provide a link to the literature.
Mike wrote:
   18 Sep 2020
There was discussion on CNM but I need to check sightings to get the whole story. See for example Drosera gunniana (Pale Sundew) and https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/3360728.
   18 Sep 2020
Betty Wood put us onto this name change I think she quoted the Vic Flora
   19 Sep 2020
Thanks for the information! I will post some pics soon of D. peltata complex plants that do not fit with the new name changes. Hopefully with help I can finally resolve. Eg. Multi-stemmed plants with glabrous sepals. Very small plants that never have multiple branches.

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 16 Sep 2020 04:23 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Drosera gunniana Scientific name
  • Pale Sundew Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1009m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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