Drosera L.
(sundews)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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

Author & YearTitleSource
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Drosera binata
Forked Sundew
Species 1 references
Drosera intermedia
Oblong-leaved Sundew
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew
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

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Culham, A. Drosera Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
() 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 Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Prey

van Achterberg, C. 1973 A study about the Arthropoda caught by Drosera species Ent. Ber., Amst. Vol 33: 137-140.
Volkova, P.A., Sukhov, N.D. & Petrov, P.N. 2010 Three carnivorous plant species (Drosera spp.) in European Russia: peaceful coexistence? Nordic Journal of Botany Vol 28 (4): 409-412.

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

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 47 images of Drosera (sundews)
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