Drosera andersoniana, the sturdy sundew, is an erect perennial

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

 tuber

Tuber

Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season and they are a means of asexual reproduction...

ous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. It produces a basal rosette

Rosette (botany)

In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves, with all the leaves at a single height.Though rosettes usually sit near the soil, their structure is an example of a modified stem.-Function:...

 of leaves similar to that of D. peltata and the stem grows to 8–25 cm (3.1–9.8 in). Its pink-white to red flowers emerge from August to September. D. andersoniana grows in loam

Loam

Loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration . Loam soils generally contain more nutrients and humus than sandy soils, have better infiltration and drainage than silty soils, and are easier to till than clay soils...

y soils near granite outcrops

Granite outcrops of Western Australia

Granite outcrops of Western Australia are inselbergs and monoliths made from granite that are found across much of Western Australia. Rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape they create a variety of microhabitats for plants, and provide seasonal resources and refuge for a range of animals....

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D. andersoniana was first described and named by William Vincent Fitzgerald but was first validly published by Alfred James Ewart

Alfred James Ewart

Alfred James Ewart, FRS, was an English-Australian botanist.Ewart was born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England, second son of Edmund Brown Ewart, B.A. and his wife, Martha née Williams. Alfred was educated at the Liverpool Institute and University College, Liverpool, Ewart graduated Ph.D. at...

 and Jean White-Haney

Jean White-Haney

Rose Ethel Janet White-Haney , known as Jean White-Haney, was an Australian botanist who was officer-in-charge of the Queensland Board of Advice on Prickly Pear Destruction and held develop biological control methods for managing the invasive cactus.-References:*Clifford, H.T...

in 1909.