ID these Drosera seedlings

[Not a Number]

I already know but you can have fun trying to ID the species.

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3)

 

[mark.ca]

venusta, rotundifolia, nidiformis?
it's too hard to gues!!!!!!!! how about some hints

 

[Not a Number]

They are all temperate species from above the Equator.

 

[mark.ca]

anglica, capilaris, intermedia??

 

[Seandew]

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).

 

[Not a Number]

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

D. nitidula x pulchella? one of the plants had pink flowers

D. occidentalis ssp australis f. warriup? No flowers observed open. Flowering Utricularia in the pot doesn't help.

 

[Seandew]

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.

 

[flytraplady5]

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.

 

[Not a Number]

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!

 

[mark.ca]

i have that problem too...some flowers stay open only 2-3 hours

 

[Not a Number]

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

 

[jimscott]

For comparison sake, this was sent to me as gemmae, a few years ago:

 

[mark.ca]

i doubt that is pygmaea, Jim!

 

[Not a Number]

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.

 

[mark.ca]

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!

 

[jimscott]

Any ideas what it should be?

 

[Not a Number]

See this thread. Although I think the flowers of many of the hybrids look similar so it may not necessarily be "Lake Badgerup".

 

[mark.ca]

i have seen that plant labeled in so many ways......

 

[xvart]

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.

 

[Not a Number]

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: