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Botanical Family · Caryophyllales

Droseraceae

Sundew Family

3 speciesOrder Caryophyllales3+ well-known plants

The Droseraceae family (Sundew Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Caryophyllales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 3 species. Its members are predominantly herbs. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Tropical Sundew and Shield Sundew.

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Representative DROSERACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Droseraceae
Key pattern

Leaves covered in glistening, sticky-tipped glandular hairs that curl inward to trap and digest small insects landing on the glue-like droplets; regular, five-petalled flowers are held on a leafless stalk well clear of the sticky leaf traps below.

One of the plant kingdom's most active carnivores — the glandular hairs not only glue insects in place but visibly curl inward around trapped prey within minutes, drawing it toward the leaf's centre to digest.

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Leaf ShapeWhat is the overall shape of the leaf blade?
Linear
Orbicular
Peltate (shield-shaped, stalk attaches at center)

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementAlternate
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

Tropical SundewDrosera burmanniShield SundewDrosera indicaShield SundewDrosera peltata

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