Sundew
An innocent looking and quite beautiful carnivorous plant – Sundew.
Seen along the Shorepine Bog Trail in the Pacific Rim National Park.
Per www.carnivorous--plants.com/sundew-plant.html :
“Glandular tentacles with sticky secretions covering their laminae, characterize the sundews.
The trapping mechanism uses the stalked glands secreting the sweet mucilage that serves the triple function of attracting the insect, ensnaring them and providing the enzymes to aid the digestion process. The sessile glands help to absorb the broken down nutrients.”
Fortunately they are tiny plants that should pose no risk to humans!
Sundew
An innocent looking and quite beautiful carnivorous plant – Sundew.
Seen along the Shorepine Bog Trail in the Pacific Rim National Park.
Per www.carnivorous--plants.com/sundew-plant.html :
“Glandular tentacles with sticky secretions covering their laminae, characterize the sundews.
The trapping mechanism uses the stalked glands secreting the sweet mucilage that serves the triple function of attracting the insect, ensnaring them and providing the enzymes to aid the digestion process. The sessile glands help to absorb the broken down nutrients.”
Fortunately they are tiny plants that should pose no risk to humans!