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Drosera arenicola is a perennial carnivorous sundew endemic to upland Venezuela, found on tepui plateaus above about 1,200 m. Grow it as a bog-style carnivorous plant in bright light, moist acidic conditions and never let the roots dry out.
Drosera arenicola is a species of sundew endemic to Venezuela. It was first described by Julian Alfred Steyermark in 1952.
D. arenicola is an upland species found only in Amazonas and Bolívar states in Venezuela. It has been collected from elevations above 1,200 m (3,900 ft) including on tepui plateaus.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drosera arenicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
