Saxifraga candelabrum isn't newly discovered, just its carnivorous ability and it might not be the only one. A pretty good article for a non-scientific publication. Darwin might have proven this himself if he had lived in the eastern Himalayas. Modern methods have made the discovery more definitive, however.

International Business Times, Singapore Edition

Darwin Was Right: Sticky Alpine Flower Confirmed as Carni...

Scientists confirmed that Saxifraga candelabrum is a carnivorous plant, validating Charles Darwin's 150-year-old prediction that some Saxifraga species digest insects for nutrients.

2 hours ago, npts2020 said:

Saxifraga candelabrum isn't newly discovered, just its carnivorous ability and it might not be the only one. A pretty good article for a non-scientific publication. Darwin might have proven this himself if he had lived in the eastern Himalayas. Modern methods have made the discovery more definitive, however.

International Business Times, Singapore Edition

Darwin Was Right: Sticky Alpine Flower Confirmed as Carni...

Scientists confirmed that Saxifraga candelabrum is a carnivorous plant, validating Charles Darwin's 150-year-old prediction that some Saxifraga species digest insects for nutrients.

Yes, I saw that one in my feed this afternoon. Nice little alpine!

Have heard that mixotrophs (the term for autotrophs that "supplement" their nutrients with heterotrophy) tend to evolve where soils are nutrient-poor. So harsh alpine areas makes sense. Coming up short on N, K, or P, for example, might bring some selective pressure for absorbing from other than the roots.

Audrey 2 is the most extreme example, to date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(1986_film)

15 hours ago, TheVat said:

Audrey 2 is the most extreme example, to date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(1986_film)

IIRC Audrey didn't evolve on Earth. 😜

2 hours ago, npts2020 said:

IIRC Audrey didn't evolve on Earth. 😜

Heheh. Well, that's just a speculative leap that the Broadway librettist took. In the original movie script, Audrey 2 was the result of seeds obtained from a Japanese gardener. Perhaps another Asian invader like kudzu? 😉

Not a carnivorous plant, so forgive the OT, but my late father-in-law apparently chronicled and photographed a kudzu vine which grew nearly a foot in the space of one hour, in northern Arkansas. And, one of my favorite bits of trivia: the largest kudzu rhizome ever excavated weighed 800 lbs. (363 kg)