Sundew
Botanical name: Droseraceae
Sundew
Botanical name: Droseraceae
Species of Sundew
Venus flytrap
Venus flytrap (Dionaea) form a single-species genus famous for their ability to trap small insects and digest them. Native to the subtropical wetlands along the East Coast of the United States, they are popular as an interesting carnivorous houseplant. However, if you keep venus flytrap indoors, you will need to feed it. When a spider or insect lands on one of the plant's lobes, it triggers an electrical signal that closes the lobes and thus traps its prey.
Aldrovanda
Sundews
Sundews are carnivorous plants. They vary greatly in size and form and are native to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. Sundews are generally perennial herbaceous plants that grow in acidic soils within bogs and fens. They trap their insect prey within sticky glands of the plant, where they are then digested by enzymes.
Scientific Classification
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