Droseraceae

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Venus flytrap

Venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula Ellis

Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap) is a carnivorous plant native to the US Carolinas, cultivated widely and sold as an unproven herbal remedy.

Scented Sundew

Scented Sundew

Drosera aberrans (Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie & Conran

Drosera aberrans is a perennial tuberous Drosera native to southeastern Australia, forming 3-5 cm wide rosettes and flowering July to September.

Alice Sundew

Alice Sundew

Drosera aliciae R.Hamet

Drosera aliciae is an easy-to-grow carnivorous sundew that has earned the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Great Sundew

Great Sundew

Drosera anglica Huds.

Drosera anglica, the English sundew, is a circumboreal carnivorous perennial herb that catches insects to get extra nitrogen.

Drosera arcturi Hook.

Drosera arcturi Hook.

Drosera arcturi Hook.

Drosera arcturi Hook. is a carnivorous sundew native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia with insect-trapping sticky red leaf hairs.

Fork-leaved Sundew

Fork-leaved Sundew

Drosera binata Labill.

Drosera binata, the forked sundew, is a large perennial carnivorous plant native to southeastern Australia and New Zealand.

dwarf sundew

dwarf sundew

Drosera brevifolia Pursh

Drosera brevifolia is a small mostly biennial carnivorous plant native to the southeastern United States.

Red-leaved Sundew

Red-leaved Sundew

Drosera bulbosa Hook.

Drosera bulbosa, the red-leaved sundew, is a perennial tuberous Drosera species endemic to Western Australia.

Cape Sundew

Cape Sundew

Drosera capensis L.

Drosera capensis is a carnivorous sundew native to South Africa, widely cultivated as an easy-to-grow species.

Pink Sundew

Pink Sundew

Drosera capillaris Poir.

Drosera capillaris is a carnivorous sundew native to North American subtropical and tropical nutrient-poor wet habitats.

Poppy-flowered Sundew

Poppy-flowered Sundew

Drosera cistiflora L.

Drosera cistiflora, the poppy-flowered sundew, is a large-flowered carnivorous sundew native to South Africa's winter-rainfall Cape Provinces.

Peninsula Sundew

Peninsula Sundew

Drosera cuneifolia L.f.

Drosera cuneifolia is a small rosette-forming perennial sundew native only to South Africa's Table Mountain complex area.

Red Ink Sundew

Red Ink Sundew

Drosera erythrorhiza Lindl.

Drosera erythrorhiza, the red ink sundew, is a perennial tuberous carnivorous plant endemic to Western Australia.

Thread-leaved Sundew

Thread-leaved Sundew

Drosera filiformis Raf.

Drosera filiformis is a small North American perennial insectivorous sundew commonly cultivated as a carnivorous plant.

Pimpernel sundew

Pimpernel sundew

Drosera glanduligera Lehm.

Drosera glanduligera is an Australian carnivorous sundew with a unique combined flypaper and snap trap mechanism.

Grassland Sundew

Grassland Sundew

Drosera hookeri R.P.Gibson, B.J.Conn & Conran

Drosera hookeri is a perennial carnivorous tuberous herb that grows in seasonally dry Australian grassy habitats.

Indian Sundew

Indian Sundew

Drosera indica L.

Drosera indica L. is an unbranched annual carnivorous herb with varied colors and flower petal colors, chromosome count 2n=28.

spoonleaf sundew

spoonleaf sundew

Drosera intermedia Hayne

Drosera intermedia Hayne is a carnivorous perennial sundew native to Europe, North America, Cuba, and northern South America.

Slenderleaf Sundew

Slenderleaf Sundew

Drosera linearis Goldie

Drosera linearis Goldie is a rare herbaceous perennial carnivorous plant centered in the North American Great Lakes region, listed as threatened in Minnesota.

Bridal Rainbow

Bridal Rainbow

Drosera macrantha Endl.

Drosera macrantha, the bridal rainbow, is an endemic climbing carnivorous plant from Western Australia with complex taxonomic history.

Pale Rainbow

Pale Rainbow

Drosera pallida Lindl.

Drosera pallida is an endemic climbing carnivorous plant from Western Australia, first described in 1839.

Shield Sundew

Shield Sundew

Drosera peltata Thunb.

Drosera peltata is a variable perennial tuberous herb, easy to cultivate, native to Australia, New Zealand, South and Southeast Asia.

Climbing Sundew

Climbing Sundew

Drosera planchonii Hook.f.

Drosera planchonii, the Climbing Sundew, is an Australian-endemic carnivorous plant first formally named in 1848.

Pretty Sundew

Pretty Sundew

Drosera pulchella Lehm.

Drosera pulchella is an insect-trapping pygmy sundew from Western Australia, grown commonly as a terrarium or indoor plant.

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