Early Sundew, Drosera praefolia Name derivation: Drosera from the Greek 'droseros' meaning dewy; alluding to the glistening of the glandular leaf laminae. Praefolia from the Latin 'prae' meaning before and 'folium' meaning leaf; alluding to the fact that the flowers appear on a terminal inflorescence before the leaves. Distribution: Endemic to South Australia and found on Kangaroo Island and the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Status: Native. Rare in South Australia. Plant description: Small herb with a white stem tuber enclosed by multi-layered black sheath. Leaves annual in a flat rosette, green or red, obovate to 16 mm long and 12 mm wide, margins involute when young. Inflorescence emerging before rosette, with 1–10 flowers, decumbent underneath the rosette foliage in fruit, sepals to 5 mm long and 1.5 mm wide, petals cuneate, truncate to shallowly notched to 8 mm by 4 mm, white. Flowering between March and July. Fruit type: Red-brown ovoid to globose capsule to 8 mm diameter. - http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=1528 Drosera family Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica. Both the botanical name (from the Greek δρόσος: drosos = "dew, dewdrops") and the English common name (sundew, derived from Latin ros solis, meaning "dew of the sun") refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew. Sundews are perennial (or rarely annual) herbaceous plants, forming prostrate or upright rosettes between 1 and 100 cm (0.39 and 39.37 in) in height, depending on the species. Climbing species form scrambling stems which can reach much longer lengths, up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in the case of D. erythrogyne. Sundews have been shown to be able to achieve a lifespan of 50 years. The genus is specialized for nutrient uptake through its carnivorous behavior, for example the pygmy sundew is missing the enzymes (nitrate reductase, in particular) that plants normally use for the uptake of earth-bound nitrates. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera
Downy Parrot-pea (Dillwynia hispida) Name derivation: Dillwynia named after Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778-1855), a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament. Sericea from Latin meaning silky; alluding to the silky hairs on the stems. - http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=1464 Dillwynia is a plant genus of the family Fabaceae. They are endemic to Australia, occurring in all states except the Northern Territory. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillwynia
Blandfordia is a genus of flowering plants, placed in the family Blandfordiaceae of the order Asparagales of the monocots. The genus is native to eastern Australia. Plants in this genus are commonly referred to as Christmas bells due to the shape of their flowers and the timing of their flowering season in Australia. Blandfordia was named by English botanist James Edward Smith in 1804 in honour of George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, the Marquis of Blandford. Blandfordia is the sole genus in the family Blandfordiaceae. Such a family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the 1998, 2003 and 2009 versions) recognizes this family. Previously various families were suggested. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandfordia
