Editing Drosera (section)

=== Flowers and fruit ===
[[File:DroseraKenneallyiFlora.jpg|thumb|Flower of ''[[Drosera kenneallyi|D. kenneallyi]]'']]
The flowers of sundews, as with nearly all carnivorous plants, are held far above the leaves by a long stem. This physical isolation of the flower from the traps is commonly thought to be an adaptation meant to avoid trapping potential [[pollinator]]s. The mostly unforked [[inflorescence]]s are [[raceme|spikes]], whose flowers open one at a time and usually only remain open for a short period. Flowers open in response to light intensity (often opening only in direct sunlight), and the entire inflorescence is also [[heliotropism|heliotropic]], moving in response to the sun's position in the sky.
[[File:Drosera with flower stem.jpg|alt=Multiple drosera plants with long flower stalks|thumb|Multiple ''drosera'' plants with long flower stalks]]
The [[Symmetry (biology)#Radial symmetry|radially symmetrical]] ([[actinomorphic]]) flowers are always [[Perfect flower|perfect]] and have five parts (the exceptions to this rule are the four-petaled ''[[Drosera pygmaea|D. pygmaea]]'' and the eight to 12-petaled ''[[Drosera heterophylla|D. heterophylla]]''). Most of the species have small flowers (<1.5&nbsp;cm or 0.6&nbsp;in). A few species, however, such as ''[[Drosera regia|D. regia]]'' and ''[[Drosera cistiflora|D. cistiflora]]'', have flowers {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} or more in diameter.<ref name="D'Amato, Peter-1998" /> In general, the flowers are white or pink. Australian species display a wider range of colors, including orange (''[[Drosera callistos|D. callistos]]''), red (''[[Drosera adelae|D. adelae]]''), yellow (''[[Drosera zigzagia|D. zigzagia]]'') or metallic violet (''[[Drosera microphylla|D. microphylla]]'').

The [[Ovary (plants)|ovary]] is [[Ovary (plants)|superior]] and develops into a [[Dehiscence (botany)#Fruit dehiscence|dehiscent]] [[Capsule (fruit)|seed capsule]] bearing numerous tiny seeds. The [[pollen]] grain type is compound, which means four [[microspore]]s (pollen grains) are stuck together with a protein called [[callose]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}