Darwin’s Hunch Confirmed: New Carnivorous Saxifraga Found
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.
