Drosera alba
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| parent = Drosera sect. Drosera
| species = alba
| authority = E.Phillips (1913)
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Drosera alba, the white sundew, is a species of carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is endemic to South Africa.{{cite web |title=Drosera alba E.Phillips {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A321772-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=10 April 2024 |language=en}}
Drosera alba is not to be confused with the Drosera capensis cultivar "Alba".
Description
Although the plant itself is red, its flowers (for which the species is named) are white.{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=A |title=Drosera of the World 3 |date=2017 |publisher=Redfern Natural History}}
Distribution
Drosera alba is native to the south-west Cape region of South Africa.
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Category:Carnivorous plants of Africa
Category:Flora of South Africa
Category:Plants described in 1913
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