round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

The round-leaved sundew is a special plant that catches tiny bugs with its sticky leaves! It looks like it has little drops of dew on it, which helps it trap its food.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The round-leaved sundew has a flat rosette of small, reddish-green, spoon-shaped leaves. Each leaf is covered with sparkling, sticky red tentacles that trap small insects. Tiny white flowers grow on a slender stalk above the leaves.

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round-leaved sundew

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It moves super slowly! A leaf can take hours to wrap around a captured insect.

Its sparkling 'dew' is actually a super sticky glue, not water!

The round-leaved sundew can be found all over the world, even in frosty places!

This tiny plant can live for many years, even decades, in the right wet spots.

Habilidades especiales

round-leaved sundew can catch tiny insects using incredibly sticky, dew-like drops on its tentacles to get extra nutrients.

round-leaved sundew has special digestive enzymes that break down trapped insects, helping it thrive in poor soil.

round-leaved sundew has glistening, sugary droplets that look like irresistible nectar, luring unsuspecting prey closer.

round-leaved sundew can slowly curl its leaves around struggling prey, creating a tighter grip and better digestion.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 2-10 cm
Extensión: 2-8 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.5-1 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

A common insect prey trapped by its sticky leaves.

eaten by

common house mosquito

Culex pipiens

Often falls victim to the sundew's deceptive, glistening tentacles.

pollinates

buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Visits its small white flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

eaten by

European fire ant

Myrmica rubra

Occasionally trapped and digested by the sundew's sticky glands.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.

Planta carnívora

Las plantas carnívoras son plantas con flores depredadoras que obtienen algunos o la mayoría de sus nutrientes atrapando y consumiendo animales o protozoos.