Byblis (plant)
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| Byblis liniflora | |
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| Family: | Byblidaceae
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| Genus: | Byblis
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Byblis is a small genus of carnivorous plants, sometimes termed the rainbow plants for the attractive appearance of their mucilage-covered leaves in bright sunshine. Native to western Australia, it is the only genus in the family Byblidaceae.
Byblis species look very similar to Drosophyllum, but are distinguished by their zygomorphic flowers, with five curved stamens off to one side of the pistil. These genera are in fact not closely related; modern classifications place Byblis in the Lamiales, while the sundews are now placed in the Caryophyllales.
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