Drosera silvicola

Drosera silvicola is a species of pygmy sundew from Western Australia. The specific epithet "silvicola" is derived from Latin, meaning "living in the forest" ("silva" = forest), referring to the location of its habitat. According to Thilo Krueger, a carnivorous plant expert from Curtin University: "Drosera silvicola is a very distinctive species of sundew because of its beautiful, absolutely stunning flowers with pink, glossy petals and a dark red centre. It captures and digests tiny insects using its leaves which are covered with sticky tentacles." The species is listed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) of Western Australia as a Priority 1 species, ie "extremely rare and potentially threatened, urgently requiring a full conservation assessment". In late 2025, a team of 10 scientists and volunteers, including Kruger and other experts from Curtin University and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), uncovered a large patch of thousands of examp......read more on Wikipedia.