Drosera tomentosa

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Drosera tomentosa, a reference photo
Photo: João Medeiros · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Drosera tomentosa is a species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera that is endemic to Brazil. It was originally described in 1824 by Augustin Saint-Hilaire. In 1906, Ludwig Diels reduced the species to a variety of D. montana. Diels' taxonomic rank for the species is still supported by some.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Drosera tomentosa 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 tomentosa

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