Floating Sundew

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Drosera admirabilis

Floating Sundew, a reference photo
Photo: Brentbenedum · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Drosera admirabilis, sometimes referred to as the "floating sundew", is in the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae. The species was first described by Paul Debbert in 1987 and is native to the south-western Cape Province of South Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Floating Sundew being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Droseraceae
Genus
Drosera
Species
Drosera admirabilis

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