Drosera serpens
Species of carnivorous plant
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Drosera serpens is a species of sundew native to southeast Asia and tropical northern Australia. It was first described by Planchon in 1848.[1] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[2]
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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. Arachnopus |
| Species: | D. serpens |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera serpens | |
The species name serpens is from Latin meaning 'snake' or 'creeping thing' and refers to the scrambling habit of the plant.[3]
