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Drosera erigreenii
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D. ericgreenii at the type location near Franschhoek Pass, South Africa
D. ericgreenii at the type location near Franschhoek Pass, South Africa
Flower of D. ericgreenii
Habitat of D. ericgreenii near Franschhoek Pass
Species Information
Nomenclature: Drosera ericgreenii A.Fleischm., R.P.Gibson, & Rivadavia
Publication: Fleischmann, A., Gibson, R., & Rivadavia, F. (2008). Drosera ericgreenii (Droseraceae), a new species from the fynbos of South Africa. Bothalia, 38(1), 141–144.
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Distribution in South Africa: WC
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Taxonomy & Variation: Although superficially similar to Drosera hilaris, D. ericgreenii is likely closely related to D. esterhuyseniae.
Plants from Franschhoek are generally smaller than those from near Stellenbosch. The newly-discovered Groenlandberg population is especially hairy.
Drosera ericgreenii is known from the mountains near Franschhoek Pass, the mountains near Stellenbosch and the Berg River Dam, and Groenlandberg.
Papery stipules at the base of each leaf make D. ericgreenii easily distinguishable from D. hilaris.
The inflorescence of D. ericgreenii is covered in dense white hair during development. Most of it is deciduous and falls off as the flowers and fruit mature.
Once thought to be restricted to a single mountainside, D. ericgreenii is now known from a handful of populations, largely due to citizen science platforms. The newest discovery expanded the distribution to Groenlandberg.
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