noun
definition
Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.
Examples of drosera in a Sentence
These occur on the tips of tendrils and on the tentacles of Drosera; (2) sensitive papillae found on the irritable filaments of certain stamens; and (3) sensitive hairs or bristles on the leaves of Dionaea muscipula and Mimosa pudicaall of which are so constructed that any pressure exerted on them at once reacts on the protoplasm.
For instance, the animal traps of carnivorous plants (Drosera, Nepenihes, &c.) did not, presumably, originate as such; they began as organs of quite another kind which became adapted to their present function in consequence of animals having been accidentally caught.
While the large genus Drosera has an all but world-wide distribution, its congeners are restricted to well-defined and usually comparatively small areas.
The hollows, rich in S. cuspidatum, are occasionally fringed by great sundew Drosera anglica.
Some such species are Blechnum boreale, Aira flexuosa, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium, Myrlillus, Rubus, Chamaemorus, Empetrum nigrum, Drosera spp. Some, at least, of these species possess mycorhiza in their roots, and are perhaps unable to live in soils where such organisms are absent.
Sundew (Drosera) - Most interesting little bog plants, of which all the hardy species but one are natives of Britain.
Notable species include great sundew Drosera longifolia, S. pulchrum, S. imbricatum and S. fuscum.