Droseraceæ

Droseraceæ, a small order of thalamifloral dicotyledons allied to Saxifragæ, and including about 110 species. They are small herbaceous plants, generally inhabiting marshy places, and with leaves frequently circinate in bud, and usually covered with glandular processes or hairs. These are very frequently adapted to the capture and digestion of insects. See INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.