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Identifying a Pale Drosera: Likely spatulata 'Fraser Island' or aliciae

Sundew
Pale sundew

Best Guess

Drosera spatulata 'Fraser Island Form' or possibly D. aliciae. The plant is extremely pale (etiolated) from insufficient light, making definitive ID difficult.

Good News

You're moving it to sun — that's the fix. Color and dew will return as it acclimates.

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