Sundew Group is a photograph by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner which was uploaded on January 21st, 2012.
Sundew Group
Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, comprise one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species.These members of the... more
Title
Sundew Group
Artist
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Processed
Description
Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, comprise 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 surface. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which they grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, can be found growing natively on every continent except Antarctica.
Both the botanical name (from the Greek drosos = dew, dewdrops) as well as the English common name (sundew, derived from Latin ros solis, meaning dew of the sun) refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew.
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January 21st, 2012
