Drosera acaulis

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| parent = Drosera sect. Drosera

| species = acaulis

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Drosera acaulis is a carnivorous plant belonging to the family Droseraceae and is found in Africa. D. acaulis is a dwarf, rosulate herb with 1-2 thin roots. Leaves are 8 apetiolate, exstipulate, unequal in length, lamina narrowly spathulate approximately 7 mm long and 2 mm wide, bearing both type of tentacles, otherwise glabrous. Flower solitary on a pedicel 1–2 mm long, glandular pubescent. Calyx lobes c. 3 mm long. Petals obovate, c. 6 mm long, red or purple. Stamens with terete foments, the connective not rhomboidal. Styles forked from the base, stigmatic apex flabellately multifid.{{cite web |url=https://www.capecarnivores.co.za/drosera-acaulis/ |website=Cape carnivores |access-date=22 May 2025 |title=Drosera acaulis | Cape Carnivores }}

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