🌿 Family

Droseraceae

70 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Droseraceae

Drosera stricticaulis subsp. eremaea (N.Marchant & Lowrie) Schlauer

Drosera stricticaulis, the erect sundew, is an Australian native erect perennial tuberous carnivorous sundew with pink flowers that bloom from July to October.

Drosera L.

Drosera anglica is a carnivorous, circumboreal perennial sundew that traps insects for nutrients in low-nutrient wet habitats.

Drosera stolonifera subsp. porrecta (Lehm.) N.Marchant & Lowrie

Drosera stolonifera subsp. porrecta is a tuberous perennial sundew endemic to south-west Western Australia.

Drosera platypoda Turcz.

Drosera platypoda, the fan-leaved sundew, is an endemic tuberous perennial sundew native to south-west Western Australia.

Drosera rupicola (N.G.Marchant) Lowrie

Drosera rupicola is a tuberous perennial carnivorous plant endemic to Western Australia.

Drosera stolonifera subsp. humilis (Planch.) N.Marchant

Drosera stolonifera, the leafy sundew, is an endemic Western Australian tuberous perennial carnivorous sundew.

Drosera finlaysoniana Wall. ex Arn.

Drosera finlaysoniana is an annual sundew native to Australia and parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Drosera aquatica Lowrie

Drosera aquatica is an aquatic annual sundew endemic to northern and western Australia, first described in 2013.

Drosera murfetii Lowrie & Conran

Drosera murfetii is a carnivorous sundew endemic to western Tasmania, distinct from its close relative D. arcturi in several traits.

Drosera androsacea Diels

Drosera androsacea is a sundew species native to western Australia, first described by Ludwig Diels in 1904.

Drosera filiformis var. tracyi (Macf. ex Diels) Diels

Drosera filiformis, Tracy's sundew, is a perennial insectivorous herb native to eastern North America, commonly grown in cultivation.

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris Kondo

Drosera dilatatopetiolaris Kondo is a carnivorous rosette plant native to northern Australia, with red traps and white spring flowers.

Drosera fulva Planch.

Drosera fulva is a carnivorous sundew native to the region around Darwin, Australia that grows in damp sandy ephemeral wetlands.

Drosera brevicornis Lowrie

Drosera brevicornis is a small perennial carnivorous sundew native to northern and western Australia.

Drosera uniflora Willd.

Drosera uniflora is a tiny carnivorous sundew native to Patagonia and the Falkland Islands that captures insect prey for nutrients.

Drosera madagascariensis DC.

Drosera madagascariensis DC. is a robust scrambling stem-forming carnivorous plant native to Africa and Madagascar, growing in swamps and bogs.

Drosera alba Phill.

Drosera alba Phill. is a red plant with white flowers, native to south-west Cape, South Africa.

Drosera slackii Cheek

Drosera slackii is a pink-flowered subtropical sundew native to South Africa's Cape Provinces, holding an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Drosera pauciflora Banks ex DC.

Drosera pauciflora is a carnivorous sundew species native to South Africa's Western Cape, closely related to Drosera cistiflora.

Drosera spatulata var. spatulata

Drosera spatulata var. spatulata is a variable perennial that forms small rosettes and bears small white or pink flowers in early summer.

Drosera sessilifolia St.Hil.

Drosera sessilifolia is a carnivorous Drosera species native to northern South America, with insect-trapping leaves and pink-lilac flowers.

Aldrovanda vesiculosa L.

Aldrovanda vesiculosa, the rootless aquatic carnivorous waterwheel plant, is a declining species introduced to parts of the U.S. where it may be invasive.

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