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Drosera

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Also known as sundews

Drosera, 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 lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica.

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Drosera is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Caryophyllales. It belongs to the family Droseraceae. The scientific name is Drosera L., and it is also referred to by the common name madanadro. One species within this group is known as the round-leaved sundew.

Records of Drosera have been documented in France, Canada, Austria, the United States, and Australia. These records are held by institutions including CAS, MICH, the University of Alberta Museums, and GH. The genus has been the subject of 272 PubMed entries and has 716,585 occurrence records. Additionally, 41,660 observations have been logged on iNaturalist, and 2,326 records with 1,247 media items are available through iDigBio.

Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

round-leaved sundew

Drosera

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyDroseraceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Angola, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam
Observations41,660
Observations recorded716,585

Common Name: madanadro

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,326
With media
1,247
Family
Droseraceae
Collections
CAS, MICH, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, A, GH, NY
Recorded in
France, Canada, Austria, United States, Australia, Poland, Myanmar, Colombia
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Research

272 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Description
  • Growth form<!--as in growth form, NOT Habitat, as in location-->
  • Leaves and carnivory
  • Flowers and fruit
  • Roots
  • Reproduction
  • Distribution
  • Habitat
  • Conservation status
  • Gallery of prey
  • Uses
  • Traditional medicine
  • As ornamental plants
  • Nano-biotechnology
  • Chemical constituents
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Drosera, 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 lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica.

Charles Darwin performed much of the early research into Drosera, engaging in a long series of experiments with Drosera rotundifolia, which were the first to confirm carnivory in plants. In an 1860 letter, Darwin wrote, "...at the present moment, I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drosera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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