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Sundews 3 images Created 2 Apr 2012

Images of carnivorous sundews found and photographed across Florida.
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  • The tiny and beautiful pink sundew has many leaves with sticky pads arranged in a rosette. These sticky sweet drops of muscilage attract flying insects that become trapped and then are slowly digested by the plant.
    Pink Sundew (Drosera capillaris)
  • Several silvery green threadleaf sundews growing on the edge of this pond  in North Florida.
    Threadleaf Sundew (Drosera tracyi)
  • Close-up view of the hundreds of shiny, sticky hairs that attract and entrap insects. Doomed insects will then be digested with powerful enzymes and absorbed by the plant. This enables the Tracy's sundew to thrive in areas where the soil is very poor in nutrients and highly acidic.
    Threadleaf Sundew (Drosera tracyi)