Plandaí Feoilsúiteach an Portach

Carnivorous Bog Plants

Carnivorous Bog Plants in Ireland

Have you ever heard of plants that eat insects? In the boggy lands of Ireland, there are special plants known as carnivorous bog plants that do just that!

One fascinating carnivorous plant found in Ireland is An Drúchtín Móna, the round-leaved sundew. As its name suggests, this plant has small round leaves covered in sticky hairs. When an unsuspecting insect lands on the leaf, it becomes stuck to the sticky hairs, and the sundew slowly wraps around it to digest its meal. The translation of the Irish name is ‘a Light dew’ or ‘Dewdrop; bead, bubble’.

These carnivorous bog plants have adapted to survive in nutrient-poor environments by supplementing their diet with insects. Next time you visit Errigal, keep an eye out for these amazing plants that eat bugs!

Eolas ar Plandaí Feoilsúiteach

Ask about Ireland - An Drúchtín Móna / Round Leafed Sundew

Ask about Ireland - An Bodán Meascáin / Common Butterworth

Irish Peatland Conservation Council - Carnivorous Plants – Killers in the Bog

Wildflowers of Ireland - Drúchtín Móna / Round Leaf Sundew

Wildflowers of Ireland - Cailís Mhuire / Oblong Leafed Sundew

Wildflowers of Ireland - Bodán Meascáin / Common Butterworth

Wildflowers of Ireland - Leith Uisce / Large-flowered Butterwort

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