Drosera hookeri R.P.Gibson, B.J.Conn & Conran

Taxon Identity

Drosera hookeri R.P.Gibson, B.J.Conn & Conran is a perennial tuberous herb.

Underground Tuber Characteristics

Its underground tuber is white, and is generally found 2 to 5 centimeters below the soil surface.

Aerial Portion Size and Color

Aerial portions of the plant grow 5 to 10 centimeters high, and are typically yellow-green to distinctly yellow in color.

Leaf Structure

This species produces a well-developed rosette of lunate to semi-orbicular leaves at the soil surface, in addition to lunate cauline leaves.

Stem Branching

Its aerial stem usually branches multiple times starting from the base of the plant.

Flower Characteristics

The flowers are white, and may grow very close to the basal leaf rosette.

Seed Characteristics

Its seeds are black and cylindrical.

Habitat

This species typically inhabits winter-wet, summer-dry grasslands and grassy woodlands.

Associated Species

It frequently grows alongside other species belonging to the D. peltata complex.