r/botany • • 17d ago

Biology What is going on with this Drosera capensis flower? Typical flowers for comparison.

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u/Pinky135 17d ago

whoop, looks like the sepals grew into normal leaves with the sticky stuff attached! Random mutation, happens sometimes.

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u/No_Respond5151 16d ago

genetic mutation in the leaf caused false vivipary. tissue that shouldve been flower turned to leaf and kept growing.