The curious world of carnivorous plants : a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation /
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| Uniform title: | Karnivoren. English. |
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| Edition: | English language ed. |
| Imprint: | Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2007. |
| Description: | 224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7551360 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- The flowers of evil : an introduction
- Habitats
- Bogs and swamps
- Water bodies and watercourses
- Sandy sites
- Rocky sites
- Forests
- Biogeography and diversity
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Australia
- The Americas
- Centers of diversity of carnivorous plant species
- Attracting and trapping mechanisms
- Attracting mechanisms
- Trapping mechanisms
- Digestion of prey and nutrient uptake
- Nutritional value of prey
- Digestive enzymes
- Digestive glands
- Digestion process
- Uptake of digestive products
- Use of nutrients in the plant
- Costs and benefits of carnivory
- Prey
- Guests at the carnivores' table : the commensals
- Commensals of pitfall trap carnivores
- Commensals of adhesive trap carnivores
- Noncarnivorous animal-trapping plants
- Defense against feeding animals
- Capture in water-filled leaf axils
- Animal-trapping by flowers
- The evolution of carnivory
- Growing carnivorous plants
- Basic requirements
- Temperature
- Light
- Air humidity
- Growing media
- Water and watering
- Fertilization
- Housing the plants
- What to consider when buying plants
- Propogation
- Pests and diseases
- Carnivorous plants for beginners
- Nature conservation
- Bromeliaceae : pineapple family (bromeliads)
- Brocchinia
- Catopsis
- Byblidaceae : rainbow plant family
- Byblis Rainbow plant
- Cephalotaceae : Australian pitcher plant family
- Cephalotus Australian pitcher plant
- Dioncophyllaceae : hookleaf family
- Triphyophyllum Hookleaf
- Droseraceae : sundew family
- Drosera Sundew
- Dionaea Venus flytrap
- Aldrovanda Waterwheel plant
- Drosophyllaceae : Portuguese sundew family
- Lentibulariaceae : bladderwort family
- Pinguicula Butterwort
- Genlisea Corkscrew plant
- Utricularia Bladderwort
- Nepenthaceae : Asian pitcher plant family
- Nepenthes Asian pitcher plant
- Roridulaceae : bug plant family
- Roridula Bug plant
- Sarraceniaceae : American pitcher plant family
- Darlingtonia Cobra lily
- Heliamphora South American pitcher plant
- Sarracenia North American pitcher plant
- Animal-trapping liverworts
- Trapping mechanism
- Animal-trapping fungi
- Trapping mechanism
- Cultivation
- The carnivorous plants of the world : a comprehensive listing from A to Z
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Carnivorous plant societies and sources.
