Roridula dentata

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Roridula dentata
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R. dentata
Binomial name
Roridula dentata
L. (1764)
Synonyms
  • Drosera roridula
    Thunb. (1797) nom.illeg.
  • Drosera verticillata
    L. (1830) nom.illeg.
  • Ireon verticillatum
    (L.) Burm.f. (1768) nom.illeg.
  • Roridula brachysepala
    Gdgr. (1913)
    [=R. dentata/R. gorgonias]
  • Roridula muscicapa
    Gaertn. (1788)
  • Roridula verticillata
    (L.) Pers. (1815) nom.illeg.

Roridula dentata is a protocarnivorous plant native to South Africa.

It can be found in the hotter and more arid inland at the mountains of Clanwilliam and Tulbagh' Ceres and can grow up to more than 150cm. The leaves are covered with sticky hairs and produce a glue, enabling it to catch insects, wasps or bees, and even birds.


References

[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]