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Scented Sundew
Drosera aberrans
Drosera aberrans
Grows in moist areas from a tuber. Can spread via stolons shooting underground forming new plants. Grows reddish in full sun and green in the shade.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Sundew |
| Former Scientific Name | Drosera whittakeri ssp. aberrans |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Rosette of ground-hugging, sticky, red or green 2-3 cm wide leaves. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Small or Prostrate Herb (SH) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_62: Lighter-soils Plains Grassland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Droseraceae |
| Genus | Drosera |
| Species | aberrans |
Occurs mainly in Victoria but can be found in South Australia and New South Wales.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
