Drosera menziesii R.Br. ex DC. is a plant in the Droseraceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Drosera menziesii R.Br. ex DC.

Drosera menziesii R.Br. ex DC.

Drosera menziesii, the pink rainbow, is a tuberous carnivorous plant endemic to Western Australia.

Family
Genus
Drosera
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Drosera menziesii R.Br. ex DC.

Drosera menziesii, commonly known as the pink rainbow, is an erect or scrambling perennial tuberous carnivorous plant belonging to the genus Drosera. This species is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a wide range of habitats: winter-wet depressions, swamps, and granite outcrops, in soils of clay, peat sand, or loam. D. menziesii produces small, circular carnivorous leaves along an undulating erect stem that can reach 0.05–1.1 m (0.2–3.6 ft) in height. It produces pink flowers that bloom from July to November.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Droseraceae Drosera

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

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