Scientists Confirm Saxifraga candelabrum Is Carnivorous, Proving Darwin Theory
Scientists have confirmed that the alpine flowering plant Saxifraga candelabrum is carnivorous, resolving a 150-year-old botanical mystery first proposed by Charles Darwin in 1875. Researchers published findings in Nature Communications showing the species traps, digests, and absorbs nutrients from insects using modified glandular hairs in nitrate-poor soils. Charles Darwin suspected that certain alpine flowering plants … Read more