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Drosera cistiflora L. is a plant in the Droseraceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Drosera cistiflora L. (Drosera cistiflora L.)
Plantae

Drosera cistiflora L.

Drosera cistiflora L.

Drosera cistiflora, the poppy-flowered sundew, is a large-flowered carnivorous sundew native to South Africa's winter-rainfall Cape Provinces.

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Family
Genus
Drosera
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Drosera cistiflora L.

Taxonomic Identity

Drosera cistiflora L., commonly called the poppy-flowered sundew, is a carnivorous plant species belonging to the sundew family.

Flower Characteristics

It is recognized for producing unusually large flowers, and it is native to Southern Africa.

Native Distribution

This species occurs specifically in the winter-rainfall regions of the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Photo: (c) Hannetjie Du Toit, all rights reserved, uploaded by Hannetjie Du Toit

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Droseraceae Drosera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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