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Bookmark or Share- Sundews | National Wildlife FederationDescription. Sundews are “flypaper” plants that trap prey in sticky hairs on their leaves. They make up one of the largest groups of carnivorous plants. Long tentacles protrude from their leaves, each with a sticky gland at the tip. These droplets look like dew glistening in the sun, thus their name.
- A Beginner's Guide to Sundews: Care, Varieties, and Fun FactsYou can see quite easily how this carnivorous plant earned the name Sundew. This article will get down to the basics about the Sundew, including how they work, some of the many different types of Sundew, where they can be found, how to grow and care for them, and more!
- Drosera rotundifolia - WikipediaDrosera rotundifolia, the round-leaved sundew, [4] roundleaf sundew, or common sundew, is a carnivorous species of flowering plant that grows in bogs, marshes and fens.
- Drosera - WikipediaDrosera, which is commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family Droseraceae [1] lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces.
- Droseraceae | Carnivorous Plants, Sundews & Pitcher PlantsDroseraceae, sundew plant family, consisting of three genera and some 155 species of carnivorous plants in the order Caryophyllales. With the exception of the aquatic genus Aldrovanda, the members of Droseraceae typically grow in bogs and fens with poor soil conditions.
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