Drosera radicans

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| parent = Drosera sect. Ergaleium

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| authority = N.G.Marchant

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Drosera radicans is an erect perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and is only found in a relatively small area north of Geraldton. It grows in winter-wet areas in sand or sandy clay soils. D. radicans produces small carnivorous leaves along stems that can be {{convert|7|-|18|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} high. White flowers bloom from August to September.{{FloraBase|id=3127|name=Drosera radicans}}

Drosera radicans was first described by N. G. Marchant in 1982.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: 2 September 2009.

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