Drosera ascendens
Species of flowering plants
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Drosera ascendens is a perennial, rosette-forming carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. First described in 1826 by Augustin Saint-Hilaire, it is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it grows in campos rupestres montane grassland habitat.[1][2]
| Drosera ascendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Drosera |
| Species: | D. ascendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera ascendens A.St.-Hil. | |
Description
The plant forms a rosette with a short, upright stem. The leaves are reddish and semi-erect.[2]
