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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera glabriscapa

An annual sundew in Drosera section Arachnopus, endemic to northern Australia (mainly the Kimberley, with one record from Nitmiluk in the Northern Territory). Allen Lowrie described it in 2014 and named it for its hairless flower stalks. It grows in full sun on waterlogged sand at creek edges and on seepage-wet sandstone pavement during the wet season, flowering around January to April, and dies after setting seed.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels describe skeletal soil over massive sheeting sandstone, sandstone pavement, skeletal white sand at the base of rocks beside creeks, sandy soil on the margins of seasonally flooded creeks, and waterlogged alluvial herbfield and grassland beside small creeks. These are all open, sunny places that are saturated during the wet season.

Lowland. The one record with an elevation is at 43 m, and the others are from creek lines and sandstone country at low elevations.

Western Australia (Kimberley)Northern Territory (Nitmiluk)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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