Venus Flytrap vs Round-leaved Sundew

Native to a limited area of coastal North and South Carolina, the Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, grows in wet, nutrient-poor habitats. Its modified leaves form hinged traps that close in response to suitable stimulation of sensitive hairs. Captured insects and other small arthropods provide nutrients that are scarce in the soil, while the plant still obtains energy through photosynthesis. Whit...

The round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia, is a small carnivorous perennial found in nutrient-poor bogs, fens, and wet heaths across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Its rounded leaves bear reddish glandular hairs tipped with adhesive mucilage that traps small invertebrates, allowing the plant to absorb nutrients unavailable from acidic soils. It produces slender flowering stalks with small wh...