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About
A perennial, rosette-forming carnivorous plant, *Drosera ascendens* is notable for its reddish, semi-erect leaves and its restricted endemic range in the montane grasslands of southeastern Brazil.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant forms a rosette with a short, upright stem; the leaves are reddish and semi-erect.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to southeastern Brazil, specifically in campos rupestres montane grassland habitat.
History & etymology
First described in 1826 by Augustin Saint-Hilaire.
Habitat
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Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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