This is a guide to help identify pygmy Drosera in cultivation and
in the field. It can be viewed on personal computers, tablets and smart
phones.
The photos are courtesy of Richard Nunn, Thilo Krueger, Manfred Meisterl,
Steve Fretwell and Stewart McPherson. Additional photos by John
Brittnacher are of plants in cultivation.
Descriptions are courtesy of Allen Lowrie, Richard Nunn, Alistair
Robinson, Greg Bourke and Andreas Fleischmann. 2017. Drosera of
Oceana. IN: Drosera of the World, Volume 1-2. Redfern Natural
History Productions, Poole, Dorset, England.
Additional information and photos are in
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Richard Nunn and Hans Lambers. 2017. The impact of soil type on Pygmy
Drosera distribution. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 46(1):13-19
(PDF)
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Thilo Alexander Krueger and Andreas Fleischmann. 2020. When three
become two: Drosera coalara links Drosera citrina
with Drosera nivea. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 49(1):6-16.
(PDF)
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Bourke, G., Nunn, R. 2012. Australian Carnivorous Plants. Redfern
Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole.
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Erickson, R. 1968. Plants of Prey in Australia. University of WA Press.
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Lowrie, A. 1987–1998. Carnivorous Plants of Australia, vol. 1–3, Nedlands, Western Australia.
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Marchant, N.G., & George, A.S. 1982. Droseraceae. Flora of Australia, Vol. 8. pp. 9–64.
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Salmon, B. 2001. Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand. Ecosphere Publications.
Note: If you are seeing three species images across and want the images larger, it may help to make the window narrower until the display changes to two images across.
This guide was produced by and is maintained by John Brittnacher.
Released February 2021. Latest update May 2022.
International Carnivorous Plant Society
