Drosera scorpioides

Drosera scorpioides, flower

Drosera scorpioides is a species of the genus Drosera from the family of sundew plants ( Droseraceae ). The plant was first described in 1848 by Jules Émile Planchon. The name Drosera scorpioides was chosen by him as the arrangement and appearance of the leaves is reminiscent of a scorpion.

Description

Drosera scorpioides is attributed within the Drosera the group of " dwarf sundew " ( section Bryastrum ), which are characterized by their very small size and occur only in Australia. However, the plant is one of the major representatives amongst the dwarf sundew species; it can be over 10 inches tall, in extreme cases, up to 24 centimeters. She has extremely long for a sundew tentacles and forms with the time a fairly robust stalk, which can well withstand even the wind in the wild. While the plant grows new leaves and top are formed, the leaves die later from again. The flower is pink, a population is weißblütig.

Occurrence

Drosera scorpioides grows in the south of Western Australia. The species can thrive in semi-arid regions.

Propagation

Like most Zwergdrosera also Drosera scorpioides reproduces exclusively by seeds or breeding shed. Brutschuppen are a special feature of Zwergdrosera and a special form of vegetative propagation. They are made from the plant in winter, grow instead of leaves in the center of the rosette, and can be sown as well as seeds. The Brutschuppen achieve in this type have a size of about 3 mm in length and 2 mm width, which is quite large for Brutschupppen.