| Drosera binata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Phycopsis Planch. |
| Species: | D. binata
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosera binata | |
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| Synonyms | |
Drosera binata, commonly known as the forked sundew or fork-leaved sundew. It is a large, perennial sundew native to Australia and New Zealand. The specific epithet is Latin for "having pairs" - a reference to the leaves, which are dichotomously divided or forked.[3]
Like all sundews, it is a carnivorous plant. It is unique among sundews in having narrow, branching leaves. It is the only species in the Drosera section Phycopsis.
D. binata occurs naturally in Australia, primarily in coastal areas from Fraser Island in Queensland, southwards down through New South Wales and Victoria to Tasmania and the south-east corner of South Australia. The range of this species extends to New Zealand where it is common below an elevation of 1000 metres, being found in both the North and South Islands, Stewart Island / Rakiura and farther afield on the Chathams.[3] Some populations go dormant in the winter, while others are truly tropical.
- ^ "Drosera binata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1805) Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 78, t. 105
- ^ a b Salmon, B. 2001. Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand. Ecosphere Publications.