Roridula gorgonias
A shrubby South African 'flycatcher bush' whose leaves are covered in resinous sticky hairs that trap insects. It does not digest prey itself; Pameridea bugs eat the catch and their droppings feed the plant. It comes from cool, moist mountain fynbos in the Western Cape and is challenging to grow, needing full sun, cool nights and acidic, always-moist sandy soil.
Where it grows wild
Grows in fynbos on wet, sandy, acidic slopes and seepages in the mountains of the southwestern Cape, among low shrubs in full sun.
Records span 90-914 m, but only 10 have elevations; most populations are on mountain slopes.
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