Taxonomy and Etymology
Drosera pedicellaris is part of the large group of the so called "pygmy sundews", which form the genus' section Bryastrum. It is closely related to Drosera parvula.
The epithet pedicellaris refers to the plant's unmistakably long pedicel.
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