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Byblis rorida

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Byblis rorida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Byblidaceae
Genus: Byblis
Species:
B. rorida
Binomial name
Byblis rorida
Lowrie & Conran (1998)

Byblis rorida is a species of carnivorous plant in the Byblidaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.

They have surfaces covered in glandular hairs, which can capture and also digest small insects. They are annuals with fibrous roots, at the end of the dry season the plants die back. Relying on seed to grow in the next wet season.[2]

Smut fungus Yelsemia lowrieana (in the family Melanotaeniaceae) was found on a species of plant on the shores of Lake Campion near the town of Mukinbudin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Cross, A. (2018). "Byblis rorida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39634A143958117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39634A143958117.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lowrie, A.; Conran, J.G. (1998). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Byblis (Byblidaceae) in northern Australia". Nuytsia. 12: 59–74. doi:10.58828/nuy00283.
  3. ^ Shivas, R.G.; Vánky, K. (2003). "First record of a smut fungus on Byblidaceae: Yelsemia lowrieana, new species from Australia". Fungal Diversity. 13: 131–135.