Drosera tomentosa
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About
A striking species endemic to Brazil, *Drosera tomentosa* is notable for its history of taxonomic debate, having been originally described in 1824 and later reduced to a variety of *D. montana* by Diels.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Brazil.
History & etymology
Originally described in 1824 by Augustin Saint-Hilaire. In 1906, Ludwig Diels reduced the species to a variety of D. montana, a taxonomic rank still supported by some.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate