Drosera myriantha

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Drosera myriantha, the star rainbow{{FloraBase|id=3112|name=Drosera myriantha}} or starry sundew,Erickson, Rica. 1968. Plants of Prey in Australia. Lamb Paterson Pty. Ltd.: Osborne Park, Western Australia. is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and is found along the coast south of Perth to Albany. It grows in swampy areas in peaty sand soils. D. myriantha produces carnivorous leaves along stems that can be {{convert|15|-|35|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} high. White or pink flowers bloom from October to December.

Drosera myriantha was first described by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848.Schlauer, J. 2009. [http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918161537/http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi |date=18 September 2016 }}. Accessed online: 29 August 2009.

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Category:Carnivorous plants of Australia

Category:Caryophyllales of Australia

Category:Eudicots of Western Australia

Category:Plants described in 1848

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