Nomenclature: Drosera cistiflora L. 

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Distribution in South Africa: WC, NC

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Taxonomy & Variation: At this point in time, Drosera cistiflora should be regarded to be a species-complex and a thorough investigation will be required to untangle the diversity. Frequent hybridization, poorly preserved herbarium specimens, habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation complicate this work and genetic analysis should be included in any attempt to understand this group. I hope to complete this as part of my PhD, but for the purpose of this page I write about Drosera cistiflora in the broadest sense. 

Purple-flowered plants were described as Drosera violacea and therefore have a separate page here.  Broad-leaved plants from the Cape Peninsula and Overberg were described as Drosera helianthemum. Plants from the Garden Route area and Eastern Cape that seem intermediate between Drosera zeyheri and Drosera cistiflora were described as Drosera cistiflora var. exilis, but these are clearly more closely related to D. zeyheri and are addressed on that page. Montane plants with small flowers were described as Drosera liniflora and plants that lack many stem leaves and instead form a semi-erect rosette were described as Drosera variegata.