Droseraceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants, also known as the sundew family. It consists of approximately 180 species in three extant genera, the vast majority being in the sundew genus Drosera.

Droseraceae, sundew plant family, consisting of three genera and some 155 species of carnivorous plants in the order Caryophyllales. With the exception of the aquatic genus Aldrovanda, the members of Droseraceae typically grow in …

Droseraceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Sundews were used as medicinal herbs as early as the 12th century for coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough and asthma. Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Cosmopolitan; Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Carnivorous Herbaceous Perennial Native Plant Wildflower

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Droseraceae 2. Distribution of Droseraceae 3. Economic Importance 4. Affinities. Characters of Droseraceae: Perennial creeping insectivorous herbs; rosulate leaves; flowers hermaphrodite, pentamerous, hypogynous. A. Vegetative characters:

Family: Droseraceae — sundew family Species in the Droseraceae are typically perennial herbs. The leaves are confined to the base of the plant. The leaf is stalked, and the leaf blade is covered in hairs that secrete drops of mucilage at their tips.

Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. (Droseraceae), or waterwheel plant, is a threatened aquatic plant species, and it is quickly vanishing from the natural distribution range in the world. There used to be many localities of the species in Japan, but it was extinct from nature in the country in 1967.

Droseraceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales. This family includes about 10 genera and over 200 species, most of which are carnivorous. The most prominent genus in Droseraceae is Drosera, which includes over 150 species commonly known as sundews.

These members of the family Droseraceae [1] 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.

Feb 15, 2018 · The Droseraceae belongs to the botanical order Nepenthales and comprises three genera: Drosera (sundews) with adhesive traps; and the sister genera Dionaea (Venus’ flytrap) and Aldrovanda (waterwheel plant), each of which evolved snap-traps. Vegetative and generative morphology of each genus are illustrated and interpreted based on ...

Droseraceae is a family of flowering plants. The family is also known under its common name, the sundew family. It consists of carnivorous plants: besides the sundews, the genus Drosera, it also contains the even more famous Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). The sundews produce sticky substances on their leaves that traps prey, and the Venus ...