Darwin’s Hunch Confirmed: New Carnivorous Saxifraga Found
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Researchers confirm Saxifraga candelabrum from southwest China is carnivorous: it uses glandular hairs to attract, capture, and digest insects and absorb nitrogen, providing the first definitive evidence of carnivory in Saxifraga and validating Darwin’s 1875 hypothesis; the finding suggests carnivory evolved independently in multiple plant lineages and may be more widespread among flowering plants than previously thought.
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