Flora of Northern Ireland
  • Drosera rotundifolia L. - Round-leaved Sundew - Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia
© Stan Beesley
Drosera rotundifolia
© Graham Day
Drosera rotundifolia
© Roy Anderson
Drosera rotundifolia
(Map updated: March 2008)
 

A common insect-eating plant of wet bogs. The round leaves are covered by sticky hairs which trap small insects. The soft parts of the insect are digested and absorbed into the leaf.

All names: Drosera rotundifolia L.

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