#CharlesDarwin Theorized That These #Plants Were #Carnivorous 150yr Ago. A New Study Proves Him Right
As the naturalist predicted in 1875, some #Saxifraga plants consume insects
For a plant to be considered carnivorous, it must attract, capture and digest animals. Darwin thought that the sticky hairs on Saxifraga could be used by the plant to trap insects, but his experiments were inconclusive. Experiments revealed Saxifraga species on China can attract and capture flies.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/charles-darwin-theorized-that-these-plants-were-carnivorous-150-years-ago-a-new-study-proves-him-right-180989265/
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150-year-old Darwin mystery solved by a carnivorous alpine flower
Saxifraga can…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #alpineplants #AU #Australia #carnivorousplants #CharlesDarwin #convergentevolution #glandularhairs #GlobalGoodNews #GreenGoodNews #HengduanMountains #insecttrapping #NewDiscoveries #nitrogenisotopetracing #nutrientabsorption #phosphataseenzyme #plantcarnivory #plantevolution #Qinghai-TibetPlateau #research #Saxifraga #Saxifragacandelabrumcarnivorousplant
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Charles Darwin finally proven right about bug-eating Saxifraga candelabrum after 150 years
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/darwin-flesh-eating-plant-9.7298795
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Charles Darwin finalement donné raison à propos de la plante insectivore saxifraga candelabrum après 150 ans// Article en anglais //
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Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants
https://www.sci.news/biology/saxifraga-candelabrum-14970.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75288-y"More than 150 years after Charles Darwin first wondered whether certain sticky-leaved #Saxifraga #plants might be secretly carnivorous, Tao Deng and colleagues have finally confirmed it, though not in the species #Darwin studied, but in a close relative found clinging to rock crevices high in the mountains"
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/622567/ Scientists Add Unlikely New Member to World’s Carnivorous Plants #Angiosperm #CarnivorousPlant #Carnivory #China #ConvergentEvolution #DNA #Éire #Enzyme #Evolution #FloweringPlant #Fly #Gene #Genome #GlandularHair #HengduanMountains #IE #Insect #Ireland #nitrogen #Nitrogen15 #nutrient #Phosphatase #plant #Saxifraga #SaxifragaCandelabrum #SaxifragaRotundifolia #SaxifragaUmbrosa #Science
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Así es la planta que Darwin predijo que era carnívora hace 150 años.
Así es la planta que Darwin predijo que era carnívora hace... #tardigram #saxifraga #candelabrum #darwin #carnívora #planta #Ciencia -
The #Flower That Tells #Pollinators to Move On https://www.botany.one/the-flower-that-tells-pollinators-to-move-on/ @botanyone
The pistil as a traffic light: Yellow-to-red color change likely influences pollinator visitation patterns in Saxifraga fortunei https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.70193
"In #Saxifraga fortunei, a yellow-to-red colour change in the pistil may tell #hoverflies and #honeybees which #flowers are still worth visiting."
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🌱 Struggling with barren patches in rocky gardens?
Alpine Saxifrage (Saxifraga x urbium) might just be your new best friend!
This resilient perennial thrives in challenging conditions and adds a splash of color with its star-shaped flowers.
https://ukpavingtalkgroup.com/go/jqw7
#AlpineSaxifrage #RockGarden #PerennialPlants #GardeningTips #Saxifraga #GardenInspiration #PlantCare
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Saxifraga's uit de Ligulatae-sectie, worden ook wel Zilverrozet-Saxifraga’s genoemd...
De rosetten hebben vaak een zilvergrijze kleur en een zilverachtige rand aan de bladeren.
De plant scheidt het calciumcarbonaat uit, wat als een witte, poederachtige laag zichtbaar wordt op de bladeren en stengels. Hier aan dankt de plant de naam Zilverrozet/Silvers...
#MyRockGarden #Saxifraga #SaxifrageAlpine #Saxifragea #saxifrage #Saxifragagarden #mysaxifraga
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More freebie plants, this time alpines 😊
These are in the small round pots in both photos. Included: Sempervivum Blackbird, Sempervivum Kelly Jo, Sempervivum Zorba, Saxifraga White Pixie and Erodium Chrysanthemum ♥️
#Sempervivum #Saxifraga #Erodium #alpines #gardening #freebies #clothesfreeliving -
Flores de saxifraga blanca, al brillo de una Primavera.
https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/4755382/540349272
#fotografía #photography #flores #flowers #saxifraga #colors #macro #macrophotography
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Flores de saxifraga blanca, al brillo de una mañana de Primavera.
https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/4755382/539447702
#fotografía #photography #flores #flowers #saxifraga #colors #macro #macrophotography
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Got this cute piggy planter with pink #saxifraga for my birthday
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Lime-encrusted silvery-grey Saxifraga's
#MyRockGarden #Saxifraga #SaxifrageAlpine #Saxifragea #saxifrage #Saxifragagarden #mysaxifraga
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Wat plantjes in de rotstuin..#MyRockGarden #lewisia #SaxifrageAlpine #saxifraga
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11 Maart 2025.
Een aantal van mijn Saxifraga's staan al in bloei. Dit Mini-trogje staat nu in de ochtend zon te pronken voor het raam.
#MyRockGarden #Saxifraga #saxifrage #SaxifrageAlpine #saxifragae
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Mini-trog met bloeiende Saxifraga's.
Flowering Saxifrages in a small plant trough.Photos of my rock garden with mainly Saxifraga's
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Kandelaartje (Saxifraga tridactylites) is een efemeer microsteenbreekje dat in de lente bloeit en meestal over het hoofd wordt gezien, dit is de vegetatieve fase met bladrozet. (deze heeft ongeveer 2 cm diameter) #macrophotography #saxifraga #wildeplantenvandenenelux
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I have been building a shed with green roof for bins. Frame is now nearly finished. I am raising my own plants for the green roof from cuttings. #greenroof #sedum #sempervivum #saxifraga #origanum #Thymus
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Saxifraga genesiana és una planta endèmica dels massissos de les Guilleries i del Montseny. Fa basarda pensar que no es fa enlloc més del món!
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Noch ein Parkplatz-besiedelndes #Mauerblümchen, der Dreifinger-Steinbrech. Ist mir vorher nie aufgefallen.