Common name: Sun dew
Scientific Name: Drosera indica
Photo credit: D. Mahamuni
Photo shot at: Far beyond the helipad
Photo shot at: Far beyond the helipad
Photo shot at: Seasonal puddle near Helipad, BDU
Description: Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant, a sun dew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics 
Common name: Sun dew
Genus: Drosera
(Complete classification will be updated )
Photo credit: Rengasamy Bala
Photo shot at: Backside of Cauvery hostel, BDU
Description: Drosera are one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which they grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, can be found growing native to every continent except Antarctica.