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Carnivorous Partly documented

Drosera leucostigma

A pygmy sundew from the northern sandplains of south-western Australia, first described as a subspecies of Drosera nitidula and later raised to species by Lowrie and Conran. It forms a small rosette in winter, reproduces by gemmae, and rests through a very hot summer. Only 10 wild records exist.

Drosera leucostigma
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Denis Barthel assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Moist sand in heath of the northern sandplains; the details are generalised from pygmy sundews as a group.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured sites are at about 70–250 m.

Western Australia

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✓ 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.