Drosera slackii Cheek is a plant in the Droseraceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Drosera slackii Cheek

Drosera slackii Cheek

Drosera slackii is a pink-flowered subtropical sundew native to South Africa's Cape Provinces, holding an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Family
Genus
Drosera
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Drosera slackii Cheek

Drosera slackii Cheek is a subtropical sundew that is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It grows in rosettes 2 to 4 inches in diameter, and it produces pink flowers. It is named for British plantsman and author Adrian Slack, who lived from 1933 to 2018. This species has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Droseraceae Drosera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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