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dwarf sundew

Drosera brevifolia

The dwarf sundew is a tiny plant that catches bugs with its sticky leaves! It loves to grow in wet places and has beautiful, glistening droplets that look like tiny jewels.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The dwarf sundew is a tiny, ground-hugging plant with a rosette of spatula-shaped leaves, often reddish-green to bright red. Its leaves are covered in glistening, sticky tentacles that sparkle like morning dew, making it visually distinct from regular plants.

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Even though it eats bugs, the dwarf sundew makes its own food from sunlight, just like other plants!

Its scientific name, *Drosera*, comes from a Greek word meaning 'dewy', because its leaves always look sparkly!

Some sundews can curl their whole leaf around bigger prey in just minutes!

These tiny plants are often smaller than a quarter, making them masters of camouflage!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sticky Trap Hunter

Dwarf sundew has leaves covered in sweet, sticky 'dew' that traps tiny insects, helping it catch food.

Fähigkeit

Nutrient Extractor

This plant can digest insects using special enzymes to get nutrients missing from poor soil, helping it survive.

Fähigkeit

Quick Tentacle Grip

When an insect lands, its sticky tentacles slowly bend inwards to hug the prey, ensuring no escape!

Maße und Details

Höhe
1-5 cm
Ausbreitung
2-6 cm
Blütengröße
0.3-0.8 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Small Woodland Ant

Formica pallidula

Ants are often attracted to the sweet, sticky dew.

eaten by

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Small flies can become easily stuck on its traps.

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Bees visit its small flowers for nectar, aiding reproduction.

pollinates

Viereck's Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum vierecki

Tiny native bees help carry pollen between flowers.

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Don't touch the leaves too much; they are special and need to catch bugs!

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von dwarf sundew?

1-5 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von dwarf sundew?

2-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von dwarf sundew?

0.3-0.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von dwarf sundew?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von dwarf sundew?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von dwarf sundew?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von dwarf sundew?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von dwarf sundew?

Insekten

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