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Drosera murfetii Lowrie & Conran
Alpine Sundew
Occurs in alpine areas in the Hartx Mountains in Tasmania. A recent article by Lowrie and Conran (2014), cited below, describes this new species.

	Drosera *murfetii*	Drosera *murfetii*

	Description: Flower	Description:Flowering plant with non glandular leaves
	Location:Hartz Mountains,Tasmania	Location:Hartz Mountains,Tasmania
	GPS coordinates:43º13.662S, 146º46.390E	GPS coordinates:43º13.662S, 146º46.390E
	Date of photo:6 January 2013	Date of photo:4 January 2010
	FN:1829	Field No.:U226

	Drosera *murfetii*	Drosera *murfetii*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Flowering plant with non glandular leaves
	Location:Hartz Mountains,Tasmania	Location:Hartz Mountains,Tasmania
	GPS coordinates:43º13.662S, 146º46.390E	GPS coordinates:43º13.662S, 146º46.390E
	Date of photo:4 January 2010	Date of photo:4 January 2010
	Field No.:U226	Field No.:U226

References (accessed 2 May 2019):

http://www.utas.edu.au/dicotkey/dicotkey/CARYOPH/sDrosera_arcturi.htm

Lowrie, A. & Conran, J.G., (2014) Drosera murfetii (Droseraceae): a new species from Tasmania, Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 27(2):7-21

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