Drosera intricata

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Drosera intricata is a scrambling or climbing perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in clay-sand soils on swamp margins, or other habitats that are seasonally wet. D. intricata produces small carnivorous leaves along a glabrous stem that can be {{convert|25|-|40|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} tall. Its 3-12 yellow flowers emerge from September to October.{{FloraBase|id=19256|name=Drosera intricata}} It gains its species name, intricata, from its twining or winding habit.Rice, Barry. 2009. [http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5263.html The tuberous erect & scrambling Drosera]. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Accessed online: 12 August 2009.

Drosera intricata was first described and named by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848.{{IPNI|id=166764-3|accessdate=14 August 2009}}

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