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round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Description:

The plant feeds on insects, which are attracted to its bright red colour and its glistening drops of mucilage, loaded with a sugary substance, that cover its leaves. It has evolved this carnivorous behaviour in response to its habitat, which is usually poor in nutrients or so acidic that nutrient availability is severely decreased. The plant uses enzymes to dissolve the insects - which become stuck to the glandular tentacles - and extract nitrates and other nutrients from their bodies.

Habitat:

Drosera rotundifolia (the common sundew or round-leaved sundew) is a species of sundew, a carnivorous plant often found in bogs, marshes and fens. One of the most widespread sundew species, it is generally circumboreal, being found in all of northern Europe, much of Siberia, large parts of northern North America, Korea, Japan and is also found on New Guinea.

Notes:

It's on the red list in the Netherlands

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4 Comments

sttweets
sttweets 11 years ago

Thanks @KatCuff

KatCuff
KatCuff 11 years ago

This is a very nice series!!

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@Alice, I was looking for it, but there is none indeed. It would be nice to add a global carnivorous mission though!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I guess we don't have a Carniverous Mission. Pretty speciman

sttweets
Spotted by
sttweets

Naarden, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012

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