Drosera prolifera is a carnivorous sundew in the family Droseraceae, described by C. T. White in 1940 and placed in subgenus Drosera, section Prolifera. It is a species of Drosera found in Queensland, Australia, where it grows as a small rosette-forming sundew whose sticky, dew-tipped leaves trap and digest insects. The species is listed as Vulnerable under Australia's Nature Conservation Act 1992, reflecting conservation concern within its native Queensland range.
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Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Drosera, Taxa Source Drosera prolifera (Wikidata)
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1. Drosera prolifera (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
ose sticky, dew-tipped leaves trap and digest insects. The species is listed as Vulnerable under Australia's Nature Conservation Act 1992, reflecting conservation concern
Diet (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Drosera prolifera is a carnivorous sundew in the family Droseraceae, described by C.
View the Source2. Drosera prolifera (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q143225 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Drosera, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Droseraceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12492Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12492
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