There is a poorly studied taxon in Drosera section Luniferae that grows in the coastal and inland regions of NSW and southern Qld around the Great Dividing Range. These plants are most similar to D. gunniana in that they possess a strong basal rosette, and are tall.

The characteristics that distinguish it from the standard D. gunniana from inland NSW and south eastern regions of Australia are as follows: The sepal surfaces that are variably hairy with fimbriate sepal margins. These sepal hairs are tipped with a gland (The sepals of D. gunniana are uniformly hairy with non-glandular indumenta). The petal colour is typically rich pink (usually light pink in D. gunniana). The seed shape is basically the same as those of typical D. gunniana.

The taxon is usually encountered in clay-based substrates. I have observed it growing in a wide range of habitats such as Melaleuca flood plains around Newcastle, poor winter-wet hills in Western Sydney, seasonal soaks around granite outcrops in Northern NSW and the Darling Downs, QLD, and open woodland near creeks around Orange. The taxon is distributed along the coast in Central NSW, and in the hilly plains stretching from around Orange up to the Darling Downs of QLD. I have observed this taxon growing alongside typical D. gunniana at Orange.