Drosera pygmaea

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| image = Drosera_pygmaea_Hobart_Tasmania.jpg

| image_caption = Early summer growth of Drosera pygmaea at the Peter Murrell Reserve, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

| genus = Drosera

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Drosera sect. Bryastrum

| parent_authority = Planch.

| species = pygmaea

| authority = DC. (1824)

| synonyms =

• Drosera pusilla
  auct. non H.B.K.: R.Br. ex Hook.f. (1840)
• Drosera pygmaea
  auct. non DC.: Lehm. (1845)
  [=D. paleacea]

}}

Drosera pygmaea is a carnivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual species of herb native to Australia and New Zealand.Bruce Salmon, "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand", Ecosphere publications, 2001 The specific epithet, which translates as "dwarf" from Latin, is a reference to the very small size of this plant, which grows to between 8 and 18 mm in diameter. Small, pale flowers are produced at the ends of 1- to 3-inch stems. It is perhaps the most well-known of the pygmy sundews.{{cite web|title=Drosera - Sundews|url=http://pitcherplant.com/drosera.html|website=Botanique: Carnivorous and Unusual Plants|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=7 June 2015}}

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