Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Drosera x legrandii
Droseraceae Salisb.
Drosera x legrandii Lowrie & Conran , legitimate, named hybrid
Lowrie, A. (2014), Appendix. Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus 3: 1274 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Western Australia. Cape Le Grand, east of Esperance, 33 55'15"S, 122 10' 34"E, 20 December 1997, Allen Lowrie 2007B (holo: PERTH; iso: MEL)."
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet, legrandii, honours Ensign Le Grand, a member of the D'Entrecasteaux expedition (1792) who directed the Esperance through uncharted reefs to safety during a gale. Cape Le Grand itself was also named in honour of this individual."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 3 [secondary reference]