Drosera lowriei is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette about 3 cm in diameter. It is native to an area northwest of Esperance. It grows in loam soils in wet zones near granite outcrops. It is considered to be related to D. zonaria. It was first formally described by N. G. Marchant in 1992 and named in honour of Allen Lowrie.Marchant, N. and A. Lowrie. 1992. New names and new combinations in 34 taxa of Western Australian tuberous and pygmy Drosera. Kew Bulletin, 47(2): 315-328.
Description Vegetative characteristics Drosera lowriei are perennial, tuberous herbsDrosera lowriei N.G.Marchant. (n.d.-c). Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2895302#ausTraits with 4 cm wide,Kadereit, D. (n.d.). Drosera lowriei. Tuberous Drosera. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from http://www.tuberous-drosera.net/lowriei.htm and 2 cm tall rosettes of overlapping, green to red, obovateNg, B. (2024, November 1). Drosera lowriei Species Profile. Fierce Flora. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.fierceflora.com/drosera-lowriei/ or spathulate leaves, which decrease in size towards the centre of the rosette.D'Amato, P. (2013). The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. p. 201. USA: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. Generative characteristics The solitary, white flowers produced on 1.5 cm long scapes have ovate, 3.5 mm long, and 1.5 mm wide sepals. The capsule fruits, borne one a prostrate scape, bears spherical seeds.
Taxonomy It was published by Neville Graeme Marchant in 1992.Western Australian Herbarium & Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (n.d.). Drosera lowriei N.G.Marchant. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/13210 The type specimen was collected by A. Lowrie in Purnta Rock, Western Australia on the 12th of September 1984. It has one synonym: Sondera lowriei published by Jindřich Chrtek and Zdeňka Slavíková in 2000. The specific epithet lowriei honours Allen Lowrie.Drosera lowriei N.G.Marchant. (n.d.-b). The Australian National Species List (auNSL). Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/117706Allen Lowrie. (n.d.). International Carnivorous Plant Society. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.carnivorousplants.org/about/Awards/AllenLowrie
Ecology It occurs in coarse, sandy soil.Gibson, R. (1994). Carnivorous Plants of the Esperance Region, Western Australia. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, 23, 43–49.
Conservation The IUCN conservation status is least concern (LC).
See also List of Drosera species
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