Drosera sect. Stolonifera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Drosera sect. Stolonifera |
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| Drosera platypoda | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Stolonifera DeBuhr |
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| D. stolonifera Endl.
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Drosera sect. Stolonifera is a special group of ten different types of carnivorous plants. These plants are also known as sundews. They are called tuberous because they grow a round, underground part called a tuber, which helps them survive dry times.
All these plants are perennials, meaning they live for more than two years. You can only find them in the southwest part of Western Australia. They all look quite similar, with fan-shaped leaves. Even though they look alike, scientists have found that they are different species, and they don't usually mix to create new types of plants in nature.
Discovering and Naming These Plants
The first plant in this group was found in 1833 by a person named Charles von Hügel near the Swan River. This plant was later officially named D. stolonifera in 1837 by Stephan Endlicher.
Soon after, in 1844, Johann Georg Christian Lehmann described two more species: D. ramellosa and D. porrecta.
Over the years, more plants were discovered and added to this group. Scientists like Jules Émile Planchon and Nicolai Stepanovitch Turczaninow helped to identify and name them. They tried to organize these plants into different groups to understand their relationships better.
A big step happened in 1977 when Larry Eugene DeBuhr officially created the section Stolonifera. At that time, it included four species: D. fimbriata, D. platypoda, D. ramellosa, and D. stolonifera.
How Many Species Are There Today?
In 1982, N. G. Marchant studied the group and found four types of D. stolonifera that were slightly different. Later, other scientists found even more types.
Eventually, a scientist named Allen Lowrie decided that many of these different types were unique enough to be considered their own separate species. This brought the total number of species in the Stolonifera group to ten!
There was a small mix-up with the naming of one species, D. monticola, but it was corrected in 2011. So, now we officially have ten recognized species in the Drosera sect. Stolonifera group.
Species in This Group
Here are the ten species that belong to the Drosera sect. Stolonifera group:
- Drosera fimbriata DeBuhr
- Drosera humilis Planch.
- Drosera monticola (Lowrie & N.G.Marchant) Lowrie
- Drosera platypoda Turcz.
- Drosera porrecta Lehm.
- Drosera prostrata (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie
- Drosera purpurascens Schlotth.
- Drosera ramellosa Lehm.
- Drosera rupicola (N.G.Marchant) Lowrie
- Drosera stolonifera Endl.
