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Drosera

Plants

Family: Droseraceae

200 species in the Library

About

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.

Summary from Wikipedia

Drosera aberrans

Drosera aberrans

Drosera aberrans

Drosera acaulis

Drosera acaulis

Drosera acaulis

Drosera adelae

Drosera adelae

Drosera adelae

Drosera affinis

Drosera affinis

Drosera affinis

Drosera afra

Drosera afra

Drosera alba

Drosera alba

Drosera alba

Drosera albonotata

Drosera albonotata

Drosera aliciae

Drosera aliciae

Drosera aliciae

Drosera allantostigma

Drosera allantostigma

Drosera allantostigma

Drosera amazonica

Drosera amazonica

Drosera amazonica

Drosera andersoniana

Drosera andersoniana

Drosera androsacea

Drosera androsacea

Drosera androsacea

Drosera anglica

Drosera anglica

Drosera anglica

Drosera aphylla

Drosera aphylla

Drosera aquatica

Drosera aquatica

Drosera arachnoides

Drosera arachnoides

Drosera arcturi

Drosera arcturi

Drosera arcturi

Drosera arenicola

Drosera arenicola

Drosera aurantiaca

Drosera aurantiaca

Drosera badgerupii

Drosera badgerupii

Drosera badgingarra

Drosera badgingarra

Drosera banksii

Drosera banksii

Drosera banksii

Drosera barbigera

Drosera barbigera

Drosera barbigera

Drosera barrettiorum

Drosera barrettiorum

Drosera bequaertii

Drosera bequaertii

Drosera bicolor

Drosera bicolor

Drosera bicolor

Drosera biflora

Drosera biflora

Drosera billardiera

Drosera billardiera

Drosera binata

Drosera binata

Drosera binata

Drosera bindoon

Drosera bindoon

Drosera bockowskii

Drosera bockowskii

Drosera brevicornis

Drosera brevicornis

Drosera brevicornis

Drosera brevifolia

Drosera brevifolia

Drosera brevifolia

Drosera broomensis

Drosera broomensis

Drosera broomensis

Drosera browniana

Drosera browniana

Drosera browniana

Drosera bulbigena

Drosera bulbigena

Drosera bulbigena

Drosera bulbosa

Drosera bulbosa

Drosera bulbosa

Drosera burkeana

Drosera burkeana

Drosera burkeana

Drosera burmannii

Drosera burmannii

Drosera buubugujin

Drosera buubugujin

Drosera caduca

Drosera caduca

Drosera californica

Drosera californica

Drosera callistos

Drosera callistos

Drosera callistos

Drosera camporupestris

Drosera camporupestris

Drosera capensis

Drosera capensis

Drosera capensis

Drosera capillaris

Drosera capillaris

Drosera capillaris

Drosera carbarup

Drosera carbarup

Drosera cayennensis

Drosera cayennensis

Drosera cendeensis

Drosera cendeensis

Drosera chimaera

Drosera chimaera

Drosera chrysolepis

Drosera chrysolepis

Drosera cistiflora

Drosera cistiflora

Drosera cistiflora

Drosera citrina

Drosera citrina

Drosera citrina

Drosera closterostigma

Drosera closterostigma

Drosera closterostigma

Drosera coalara

Drosera coalara

Drosera coccipetala

Drosera coccipetala

Drosera collinsae

Drosera collinsae

Drosera collinsiae

Drosera collinsiae

Drosera collinsiae

Drosera colombiana

Drosera colombiana

Drosera communis

Drosera communis

Drosera condor

Drosera condor

Drosera coolamon

Drosera coolamon

Drosera coomallo

Drosera coomallo

Drosera corinthiaca

Drosera corinthiaca

Drosera cucullata

Drosera cucullata

Drosera cuneifolia

Drosera cuneifolia

Drosera cuneifolia

Drosera darwinensis

Drosera darwinensis

Drosera darwinensis

Drosera depauperata

Drosera depauperata

Drosera derbyensis

Drosera derbyensis

Drosera dichrosepala

Drosera dichrosepala

Drosera dichrosepala

Drosera dielsiana

Drosera dielsiana

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris

Drosera echinoblastus

Drosera echinoblastus

Drosera echinoblastus

Drosera eloisiana

Drosera eloisiana

Drosera elongata

Drosera elongata

Drosera emissa

Drosera emissa

Drosera eneabba

Drosera eneabba

Drosera eneabba

Drosera enodes

Drosera enodes

Drosera enodes

Drosera ericgreenii

Drosera ericgreenii

Drosera erythrogyne

Drosera erythrogyne

Drosera erythrorhiza

Drosera erythrorhiza

Drosera erythrorhiza

Drosera esmeraldae

Drosera esmeraldae

Drosera esperensis

Drosera esperensis

Drosera falconeri

Drosera falconeri

Drosera felix

Drosera felix

Drosera ferruginea

Drosera ferruginea

Drosera filiformis

Drosera filiformis

Drosera filiformis

Drosera fimbriata

Drosera fimbriata

Drosera finlaysoniana

Drosera finlaysoniana

Drosera finlaysonii

Drosera finlaysonii

Drosera fontinalis

Drosera fontinalis

Drosera fragrans

Drosera fragrans

Drosera fulva

Drosera fulva

Drosera fulva

Drosera gibsonii

Drosera gibsonii

Drosera gibsonii

Drosera gigantea

Drosera gigantea

Drosera glabripes

Drosera glabripes

Drosera glabripes

Drosera glabriscapa

Drosera glabriscapa

Drosera glanduligera

Drosera glanduligera

Drosera glanduligera

Drosera graminifolia

Drosera graminifolia

Drosera graniticola

Drosera graniticola

Drosera grantsaui

Drosera grantsaui

Drosera graomogolensis

Drosera graomogolensis

Drosera graomogolensis

Drosera grievei

Drosera grievei

Drosera grievei

Drosera gunniana

Drosera gunniana

Drosera hamiltonii

Drosera hamiltonii

Drosera hamiltonii

Drosera hartmeyerorum

Drosera hartmeyerorum

Drosera helodes

Drosera helodes

Drosera helodes

Drosera heterophylla

Drosera heterophylla

Drosera hilaris

Drosera hilaris

Drosera hilaris

Drosera hirsuta

Drosera hirsuta

Drosera hirtella

Drosera hirtella

Drosera hirticalyx

Drosera hirticalyx

Drosera hookeri

Drosera hookeri

Drosera huegelii

Drosera huegelii

Drosera huegelii

Drosera humbertii

Drosera humbertii

Drosera humilis

Drosera humilis

Drosera humilis

Drosera hybrida

Drosera hybrida

Drosera hyperostigma

Drosera hyperostigma

Drosera hyperostigma

Drosera indica

Drosera indica

Drosera indica

Drosera indumenta

Drosera indumenta

Drosera insolita

Drosera insolita

Drosera intermedia

Drosera intermedia

Drosera intermedia

Drosera intricata

Drosera intricata

Drosera intricata

Drosera kaieteurensis

Drosera kaieteurensis

Drosera kaieteurensis

Drosera kaieturensis

Drosera kaieturensis

Drosera katangensis

Drosera katangensis

Drosera kenneallyi

Drosera kenneallyi

Drosera kenneallyi

Drosera kihlmanii

Drosera kihlmanii

Drosera lanata

Drosera lanata

Drosera lanata

Drosera lasiantha

Drosera lasiantha

Drosera lasiantha

Drosera latifolia

Drosera latifolia

Drosera legrandii

Drosera legrandii

Drosera leioblastus

Drosera leioblastus

Drosera leioblastus

Drosera leucoblasta

Drosera leucoblasta

Drosera leucoblasta

Drosera leucostigma

Drosera leucostigma

Drosera leucostigma

Drosera linearis

Drosera linearis

Drosera linearis

Drosera linglica

Drosera linglica

Drosera liniflora

Drosera liniflora

Drosera longifolia

Drosera longifolia

Drosera lowriei

Drosera lowriei

Drosera lowriei

Drosera lutescens

Drosera lutescens

Drosera macrantha

Drosera macrantha

Drosera macrantha

Drosera macrophylla

Drosera macrophylla

Drosera macrophylla

Drosera madagascariensis

Drosera madagascariensis

Drosera madagascariensis

Drosera magnifica

Drosera magnifica

Drosera manniana

Drosera manniana

Drosera mannii

Drosera mannii

Drosera mannii

Drosera marchantii

Drosera marchantii

Drosera marchantii

Drosera margaritacea

Drosera margaritacea

Drosera menziesii

Drosera menziesii

Drosera menziesii

Drosera meristocaulis

Drosera meristocaulis

Drosera meristocaulis

Drosera micra

Drosera micra

Drosera microphylla

Drosera microphylla

Drosera microphylla

Drosera microscapa

Drosera microscapa

Drosera microscapa

Drosera miniata

Drosera miniata

Drosera miniata

Drosera modesta

Drosera modesta

Drosera modesta

Drosera montana

Drosera montana

Drosera monticola

Drosera monticola

Drosera monticola

Drosera moorei

Drosera moorei

Drosera moorei

Drosera murfetii

Drosera murfetii

Drosera myriantha

Drosera myriantha

Drosera myriantha

Drosera nagamotoi

Drosera nagamotoi

Drosera nana

Drosera nana

Drosera natalensis

Drosera natalensis

Drosera natalensis

Drosera neesii

Drosera neesii

Drosera neesii

Drosera neocaledonica

Drosera neocaledonica

Drosera neocaledonica

Drosera nidiformis

Drosera nidiformis

Drosera nidiformis

Drosera nitidula

Drosera nitidula

Drosera nitidula

Drosera nivea

Drosera nivea

Drosera nivea

Drosera oblanceolata

Drosera oblanceolata

Drosera obovata

Drosera obovata

Drosera occidentalis

Drosera occidentalis

Drosera occidentalis

Drosera omissa

Drosera omissa

Drosera omissa

Drosera orbiculata

Drosera orbiculata

Drosera orbiculata

Drosera ordensis

Drosera ordensis

Drosera ordensis

Drosera oreopodion

Drosera oreopodion

Drosera oreopodion

Drosera paleacea

Drosera paleacea

Drosera paleacea

Drosera pallida

Drosera pallida

Drosera pallida

Drosera panamensis

Drosera panamensis

Drosera paradoxa

Drosera paradoxa

Drosera paradoxa

Drosera parvula

Drosera parvula

Drosera parvula

Drosera patens

Drosera patens

Drosera patens

Drosera pauciflora

Drosera pauciflora

Drosera pauciflora

Drosera pedicellaris

Drosera pedicellaris

Drosera pedicellaris

Drosera peltata

Drosera peltata

Drosera peltata

Drosera peruensis

Drosera peruensis

Drosera peruensis

Drosera petiolaris

Drosera petiolaris

Drosera petiolaris

Drosera pilosa

Drosera pilosa

Drosera pingellyensis

Drosera pingellyensis

Drosera planchonii

Drosera planchonii

Drosera platypoda

Drosera platypoda

Drosera platypoda

Drosera platystigma

Drosera platystigma

Drosera platystigma

Drosera porrecta

Drosera porrecta

Drosera porrecta

Drosera praefolia

Drosera praefolia

Drosera preissii

Drosera preissii

Drosera prifolia

Drosera prifolia

Drosera prolifera

Drosera prolifera

Drosera prolifera

Drosera prostrata

Drosera prostrata

Drosera prostrata

Drosera prostratoscaposa

Drosera prostratoscaposa

Drosera prostratoscaposa

Drosera pulchella

Drosera pulchella

Drosera pulchella