The curious world of carnivorous plants : a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation / by Wilhelm Barthlott ... [et al.] ; translation by Michael L.C. Ashdown.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c2007.Edition: English language edDescription: 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:- 9780881927924
- Karnivoren. English.
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- QK917 .K2813 2007
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"First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-218) and index.
The flowers of evil: an introduction -- Habitats -- Biogeography and diversity -- Attracting and trapping mechanisms -- Digestion of prey and nutrient uptake -- Prey -- Guests at the carnivores' table: the commensals -- Noncarnivorous animal-trapping plants -- The evolution of carnivory -- Growing carnivorous plants -- Nature conservation -- Bromeliaceae: pineapple family (bromeliads) -- Byblidaceae: rainbow plant family -- Cephalotaceae: Australian pitcher plant family -- Dioncophyllaceae: hookleaf family -- Droseraceae: sundew family -- Drosophyllaceae: Portuguese sundew family -- Lentibulariaceae: bladderwort family -- Nepenthaceae: Asian pitcher plant family -- Roridulaceae: bug plant family -- Sarraceniaceae: American pitcher plant family -- Animal-trapping liverworts -- Animal-trapping fungi -- The carnivorous plants of the world: a comprehensive listing from A to Z.
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