Droseraceae
An order containing six genera and upwards of a hundred species, closely allied to Saxifrageae. Perennial and annual glandular herbs, rarely shrubby below. Sepals four to eight, persistent; petals four to eight; stamens four to twenty. Leaves variable, radical and rosulate, or cauline and alternate, circinate in bud, stipulate. Most of the species are found inhabiting marshy places. Illustrative genera are: Dionoea, Drosera, and Drosophyllum.