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

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Drosera praefolia Tepper

Drosera praefolia Tepper

Drosera praefolia is a perennial tuberous Drosera species endemic to South Australia, flowering from April to May.

Family
Genus
Drosera
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Drosera praefolia Tepper

Drosera praefolia Tepper is a perennial tuberous carnivorous plant species belonging to the genus Drosera. This species is endemic to South Australia. It grows as a rosette that measures 4 to 6 cm in diameter, and its leaves are green, or sometimes red in color. Its native range within South Australia covers the south-east of the state, extending from the southern Fleurieu Peninsula south to Kangaroo Island. It typically grows in lateritic clay-sand, loam, or decomposed shale soils located in open woodland. Its flowering season occurs from April to May.

Photo: (c) Ralph Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ralph Foster · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Droseraceae Drosera

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

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