Round-Leaved Sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Deception and adaptation.

Did you know

Each leaf is covered with glistening sticky tentacles that trap insects, supplementing its nutrition in nutrient-poor bogs.
Charles Darwin was fascinated by sundews and wrote an entire book, 'Insectivorous Plants', largely inspired by them.
The plant can curl its leaves around captured prey within minutes, digesting the insect over several days.
In medieval Europe, sundew was used to make a liqueur called 'Rosolio' believed to cure respiratory ailments.
It has the widest distribution of any sundew species, found across North America, Europe, and northern Asia.

deception

resourcefulness

survival