Taxonomy & Classification
Scientific Name
Drosera banksii
Category
Flora / Flowering plants
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Origin Status
Not provided
Species Overview
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods, and occasionally small mammals and birds. They have adapted to grow in waterlogged sunny places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs. They can be found on all continents except Antarctica, as well as many Pacific islands. In 1875, Charles Darwin published Insectivorous Plants, the first treatise to recognize the significance of carnivory in plants, describing years of his research.
Spotted In Barangays
Santo Nino