The curious world of carnivorous plants

a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation

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Timber Press
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The curious world of carnivorous plants: a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation
2007, Timber Press
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The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Biology and Cultivation
October 26, 2007, Timber Press, Incorporated, Timber Press
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Table of Contents

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
Drosophyllaceae: Portuguese sundew family
Droseraceae: 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.

Edition Notes

"First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Portland, Or

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Dewey Decimal Class
583/.75
Library of Congress
QK917 .K2813 2007

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL17156300M
ISBN 13
9780881927924
LCCN
2006026242
Library Thing
3071954
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2274839

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