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ID these Drosera seedlings

Not a Number

Hello, I must be going...
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I already know but you can have fun trying to ID the species.

1)
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2)
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3)
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venusta, rotundifolia, nidiformis?
it's too hard to gues!!!!!!!! how about some hints???
 
They are all temperate species from above the Equator.
 
anglica, capilaris, intermedia??????????????
 
I hope you're not trying to confuse us with hybrids.....

Anyway, my guesses (assuming they are species) are- D. linearis (could be filiformis), D. intermedia, D. anglica (the only one I'm slightly confident in).
 
Damn, you're good Sean.

1 - D. filiformis var filiformis

2 - ok these are actually a bit dicey - probably D. tokaiensis - which is most likely a hybrid - they came as D. spatulata seeds last year - if they are D. spatulata they could be from below the equator - definitely a temperate form though. These seedlings are second generation. One of the parent plants just died and the other is either following or going semi-dormant. They came out of dormancy maybe 6-8 weeks ago.

3 - correct - D. anglica

While you're at it perhaps you can confirm these pygmies:

D. pygmaea? - it flowered when I was out of town so I did not observe the flower
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D. nitidula x pulchella? one of the plants had pink flowers
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D. occidentalis ssp australis f. warriup? No flowers observed open. Flowering Utricularia in the pot doesn't help.
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I do my best. :)

I can't detect anything that would cause me to think the pygmies are not correctly labelled. It's impossible to be sure without shots of the flowers.
 
Hey there N O N those are some fantastic photos of pygmy dews, I have never been that close to one before.I mean seen one that close-up before, Even though I am by far no expert on pymies, I agree with Sean, have to see the flower.
 
I've been trying to get shots of the pygmy flowers but I'm never at the right place at the right time :(

Here's a close-up of a D. filiformis var filiformis "Florida Giant" - a bug's worst nightmare!
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  • #10
i have that problem too...some flowers stay open only 2-3 hours
 
  • #11
Well one of the flowers on the "pygmaea" opened today. I managed to get some pictures but haven't developed them yet.

It had red styles so D. pygmaea it ain't. I wonder if there are any true D. pygmaea floating around the LA area.

For reference:

http://kent.la.coocan.jp/D_pygmaea.htm
 
  • #12
For comparison sake, this was sent to me as gemmae, a few years ago:

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  • #13
i doubt that is pygmaea, Jim!
 
  • #14
Looks like I might get some of the D. occidentalis flowers today. My countdown timer is set to remind me every 15 minutes to check them.
 
  • #15
lol.....i was doing that to get a shot of my occidentalis too over the weekend and the flowers never opened completly....i'm hoping on better luck on the next ones!
 
  • #16
Any ideas what it should be?
 
  • #17
See this thread. Although I think the flowers of many of the hybrids look similar so it may not necessarily be "Lake Badgerup".
 
  • #18
i have seen that plant labeled in so many ways......
 
  • #19
Here's a close-up of a D. filiformis var filiformis "Florida Giant" - a bug's worst nightmare!

Wow. I can't even begin to fathom going in there!

xvart.
 
  • #20
Looks like the D. occidentalis is going to open tomorrow - while I'm at the LACPS meeting :(

I have too much other stuff to lug besides the pot and my camera.

Anyway here is the false D."pygmaea" flower:
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