Drosera pygmaea

Drosera pygmaea
	Early summer growth of Drosera pygmaea at the Peter Murrell Reserve, near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Ergaleium
Section:	Drosera sect. Bryastrum; Planch.
Species:	D. pygmaea
Binomial name
	Drosera pygmaea; DC. (1824)
Synonyms
	Drosera pusilla; auct. non H.B.K.: R.Br. ex Hook.f. (1840); Drosera pygmaea; auct. non DC.: Lehm. (1845); [=D. paleacea];

Drosera pygmaea is a carnivorous, rosette-forming biennial or annual species of herb native to Australia and New Zealand.^[1] The specific epithet, which translates as "dwarf" from Latin, is a reference to the very small size of this plant, which grows to between 8 and 18 mm in diameter.^[1] Small, pale flowers are produced at the ends of 1- to 3-inch stems. It is perhaps the most well-known of the pygmy sundews.^[2] Within New Zealand D. pygmaea is found in a wide range of habitats from coastal to subalpine, it requires open ground as it is easily outcompeted from taller species. ^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Bruce Salmon, "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand", Ecosphere publications, 2001
^ "Drosera - Sundews". Botanique: Carnivorous and Unusual Plants. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "Drosera pygmaea". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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[Salmon-1] Bruce Salmon, "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand", Ecosphere publications, 2001

[2] "Drosera - Sundews". Botanique: Carnivorous and Unusual Plants. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[3] "Drosera pygmaea". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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