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Old 29th January 2009, 11:40 AM
Sean Sean is offline
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Default Re: Drosera admirabilis

It is definitely a form of D. admirabilis. The Palmiet River form is the closest of the forms to D. aliciae but the shape of the leaves (they are not cuneate as in D. aliciae- ie- the tips are rounded rather than blunt) are different. Most importantly, the flowerparts, or more particularly the stamens are completely different. The flowers are also spaced much further apart and the flowers themselves much larger.

Khoas, the form you speak of is the "small" form that has rosettes usually not bigger than an inch in diameter. The tips of the leaves become quite reddened in strong light and the flowers are much darker- the parts of the flowers however are the same as the Palmiet River form. In nature, each of these grow very close to populations of D. aliciae.
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