Drosera finlaysoniana Wall. ex Arn. APNI* Synonyms: Drosera angustifolia F.Muell. APNI* Drosera indica f. robusta F.M.Bailey APNI*
Description: Herb with stems simple, to 50 cm high, often lax, pubescent.
Leaves scattered along stems, linear, mostly 5–15 cm long, gradually narrowed to glabrous petiole; stipules absent.
Inflorescences cauline and terminal, to 50 cm long, 3–25-flowered; peduncle to 14 cm long; pedicels 6–18 mm long. Flowers 15–25 mm across, pink, orange or white.
Flowering: winter.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in seasonally damp herbfields and along streams.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A.
The name Drosera indica L. was misapplied to this species in Flora of NSW 1 (1990).
Text by G. J. Harden, name updated by K.L. Gibbons, Aug. 2020 Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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