Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) with its “catch”
One of the worldwide most widespread sundew species. It's a carnivorous plant often found in bogs or marshes. The plant feeds on insects, which are attracted by the bright red colour and its glistening drops of mucilage, a sticky substance covering the tips of its leaves. It has evolved this carnivorous behaviour in response to its habitat, which is usually poor in nutrients. The plant uses enzymes to dissolve the insects and is able to extract nutrients from their bodies.
The "leaves" of the many specimens we found in Nova Scotia are about 4 mm in diameter. Well small, very small. The tiny flowers encoil from the centre of the leaf rosette.
What a gorgeous photo, Mona! This is fabulous, and I'm glad you gave Nova Scotia a shout out! How I wish we'd been able to meet while you were over here! (Seeing the date, July 14, I have to chuckle... I started to back-fill my July 13 & 14 dates last night also! Summer certainly is busy!)
@Weezilou Dear Louise. First: I send you belated Happy Brithday Wishes from Switzerland. Second: Thanks for your comment. Nova Scotia deserves certainly a shout out. We had a wonderful time. And maybe we will be back one day, you'll never know.
