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Drosera pallida

D. pallida is a climbing species reaching up to 150 cm in length. This species produces few bracts scattered along the lower part of the stem. The leaves are arranged in groups of 3 along the remainder of the glabrous stem. The tubers are white. This species can be easily distinguished from D. macrantha by the glabrous nature of the stem.

Allen Lowrie states in his Magnum Opus: Like in the D. macrantha complex (...) there is also some variation in the D. pallida complex. (...) Further studies of these D. pallida taxa, including the variant with the fine, very flexuose main axis from the south coast, may reveal that one or more of them warrant specific rank.


Tubers of D. pallida.


Leaves of D. pallida.


Inflorescence of D. pallida.	Flower of D. pallida.


Leaf of D. pallida from Sawyers Valley. It is a form with a more reddish touch compated to the form shown above.	Inflorescence of D. pallida from Sawyers Valley. I am not sure where the droplets come from. This plant is not exposed to rain, mist or the like as it is grown indoors (but at high humidity, about 80 %).


Inflorescence of D. pallida from Sawyers Valley.

Northern Woodland Form

I obtained a couple of medium sized tubers in summer 2012. They had a bend shape (more or less kidney-like) and looked quite strange. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures at that time, but at least the small tubers on the picture below show this shape.
The leaves of this form seem to be always bend downward.


Tubers of D. aff. pallida Northern Woodland form.	Stem section


Plants of D. aff. pallida Northern Woodland form. Please note that the leaves are always bend downward.


Interestingly, this year two rosettes were formed, both with an erect stem emerging next to the center of the rosette. That may be accidental (quite likely) and caused by two tubers sitting close to each other, but I will check this at the end of the growing season.

South Coast Form

These are plants grown from seeds some years back. The tubers seem to stay much smaller (about 1 cm in diameter) than for the form without location information.


Tubers of D. aff. pallida South Coast form.



Leaves and section of a stem of D. aff. pallida South Coast Form


Emerging flower buds


Flowers of D. aff. pallida South Coast form.

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