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Drosera
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Drosera, commonly kent as the sundews, comprise ane o the lairgest genera o carnivorous plants, wi at least 194 species.[1] These members o the faimily Droseraceae lure, captur, an digest insects uisin stalked mucilaginous glands coverin thair leaf surfaces. The insects are uised tae supplement the puir mineral nutreetion o the soil in which thay grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size an furm, can be foond growin natively on every continent except Antarctica.[2]
Drosera | |
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Drosera tokaiensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Faimily: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera L. |
Species | |
See separate leet. |
Baith the botanical name (frae the Greek δρόσος: drosos = "dew, dewdrops") an the Inglis common name (sundew, derived frae Laitin ros solis, meanin "dew o the sun") refer tae the glistenin drops o mucilage at the tip o each tentacle that resemble drops o mornin dew.