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Drosera rubrifolia
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D. rubrifolia near Bainskloof Pass, WC, South Africa
D. admirabilis from the Witzenberg near Ceres, WC, South Africa
Flower of D. rubrifolia (Witzenberg)
Seepage habitat of D. rubrifolia in the Hex River Mtns, WC, South Africa
Species Information
Nomenclature: Drosera rubrifolia Debbert
Publication: Debbert, P. “Einige neue Drosera-Arten aus Südafrika (Droseraceae).” Linzer Biologische Beiträge, vol. 34, no. 1, 2002, pp. 793–800. PDF
Description:
Distribution in South Africa: WC
Drosera rubrifolia is known from the Witzenberg Mtns and Hex River Mtns near Ceres, and from near Bain's Kloof Pass in South Africa. The exact details of the type location have been lost, but it is not thought to be one of the three known populations.
Habitat:
Conservation: Most populations of Drosera rubrifolia are within the boundaries of nature reserves and are formally protected. Invasive pines are a threat at the Bainskloof sites.
Phenology:
Taxonomy & Variation: Plants from the Hex River Mtns tend to have longer petioles than those of the other populations. Plants from Bainskloof have wider leaves than plants from other sites. At one site, a few anthocyanin-free individuals were observed- a rare mutation that produces yellow-green plants devoid of red pigment.
Drosera rubrifolia is known from Bainskloof Pass, the Hex River Mtns, and the Witzenberg near Ceres.
Although cultivated by hobbyists since it was described in 2002, D. rubrifolia wasn't photographed in habitat until 2019 when I rediscovered this species in the Witzenberg near Ceres. Since then, two additional populations have been discovered.
A unique anthocyanin-free variant
Like D. admirabilis, D. rubrifolia can form huge colonies
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