Macro of a Sundew
by Michaela Perryman
Title
Macro of a Sundew
Artist
Michaela Perryman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Close up of sundew
Drosera platypoda, the fan-leaved sundew, is a tuberous perennial species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to south-west Western Australia. It grows 15 to 20 cm tall with a basal rosette of leaves with alternate cauline leaves along the stem. It is native to a region from Manjimup south-west to an area around the Scott River and east to Cape Riche. It grows in winter-wet sandy soils in heathland. It flowers in October
Photographed in Serpentine Forest, south of Perth in Western Australia, spring
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June 12th, 2020
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Lois Bryan
I am always fascinated with macro floral photography, but you've taken it to a new level with these amazing and unique flowers!!! Excellent dof work!!!!! l/f
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