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Droseraceae
Sign in to saveDroseraceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants, also known as the sundew family. It consists of approximately 180 species in three extant genera, the vast majority being in the sundew genus Drosera. The family also contains the well-known Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and the more obscure waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa), both of which are the only living species of their respective genera. Representatives of the Droseraceae are found on all continents except Antarctica.
Droseraceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants—commonly called the sundew family—that includes about 180 species spread across three genera, with the Venus flytrap and waterwheel plant among its most notable members. These plants are found on every continent except Antarctica, and they're scientifically interesting because they've evolved to trap and digest insects rather than relying solely on soil nutrients.
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Species
Droseraceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyDroseraceae
维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：茅膏菜科 茅膏菜科（学名：Droseraceae），一年生濕生植物，全株植物密生黏性腺毛是其特色。在葉子方面則呈現倒卵狀，花序基生。一般來說，該種植物都生長在季節性溼地，坡地。 茅膏菜屬的南非茅膏菜 茅膏菜屬的圆叶茅膏菜 參考文獻 林春吉. 台灣的水生與溼地植物. 台北: 綠世界出版社. 2005. 这是一篇與生物分類學相關的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=茅膏菜科&oldid=43963824” 分类： 茅膏菜科 食虫植物 隐藏分类： 物种微格式条目 含有拉丁語的條目 全部小作品 分類學小作品
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Research
345 papers- Distribution of Acetogenic Naphthoquinones in Droseraceae and Their Chemotaxonomic Utility.Biology · 2024
- Carnivorous Plants from Nepenthaceae and Droseraceae as a Source of Secondary Metabolites.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Trap diversity and evolution in the family Droseraceae.Plant signaling & behavior · 2013
- Phytochemistry of the carnivorous sundew genus Drosera (Droseraceae) - future perspectives and ethnopharmacological relevance.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2013
- Phenolic Secondary Metabolites in Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. (Droseraceae).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Droseraceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants, also known as the sundew family. It consists of approximately 180 species in three extant genera, the vast majority being in the sundew genus Drosera. The family also contains the well-known Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and the more obscure waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa), both of which are the only living species of their respective genera. Representatives of the Droseraceae are found on all continents except Antarctica.
==Description== Droseraceae are carnivorous herbaceous plants that may be annuals or perennials. Their leaves are alternate and adaxially circinate, with at least one leaf surface containing hairs with mucilage-producing glands at the tip. Their flowers are bisexual, usually with three carpels and five sepals, petals and stamens. Their pollen grains are triporate or multiporate and released in tetrads. Despite being carnivorous, their flowers are insect-pollinated, typically with white to purple flowers that close at night. They produce small seeds that are dispersed by wind and water.