Drosera scorpioides
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| parent = Drosera sect. Lamprolepis
| species = scorpioides
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Drosera scorpioides, commonly called the shaggy sundew, is a pygmy sundew native to the Jarrah Forest region and southern coasts of Southwest Australia.{{FloraBase|name=Drosera scorpioides Planch.|id=3130}} Notable for its unusually large size relative to other pygmy sundews, D. scorpioides can produce rosettes measuring up to two inches in diameter and specimens may attain a height of up to 100 millimeters (approximately 3.9 inches). The species is found on white sand and clay, near swamps, on sand ridges, and is associated with laterite. The flowers are pink and white, appearing sometime between August and October. Depending on the form, D. scorpioides can be expected to live up to seven years.D'Amato, P. 1998. The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California.
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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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