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monotypic genus containing the sp. D.lusitanicum. This plant is remarkable
for its arid habit, growing in the hard clay soils of Southern Spain and
Northern Morocco. Despite the common name, it is not expecially closely
related to the Drosera, indeed it was recently moved out of the family Droseraceae
into its own (Drosophyllaceae,) because of its very different morphology.
A mistaken belief has arisen that the plant is in fact biennial, because
it rarely succeeds in cultivation beyond its first flowering in the second
year of growth. This is quite belied by the ancient and gnarled shrublets
that are to be found in its native habitat. It is evident that left undisturbed,
the plant is capable of surviving perennially for several decades at least.
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