Drosera L.
(sundews)

Interactions where Drosera is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
leaf (sticky hairs) is predator of INSECTA true insects New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Droseraceae/Drosera/Droserasundewsleaf (sticky hairs) Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Insectatrue insects

Drosera (sundews) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDrosera (sundews)
FamilyDROSERACEAE (sundews)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Drosera (sundews)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Culham, A. Drosera Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
in the hand () Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest
Marren, P. 2002 The deadly world of Britain's carnivorous plants British Wildlife Vol 13, No 5: 327-334.

Drosera (sundews) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Drosera (sundews):

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