Byblis rorida is a species of carnivorous plant in the Byblidaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Byblidaceae |
| Genus: | Byblis |
| Species: | B. rorida
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| Binomial name | |
| Byblis rorida Lowrie & Conran (1998)
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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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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