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. 
 - English language ed. 
 - Portland, Or. :  Timber Press,  c2007. 
 - 224 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> "First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-218) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780881927924 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006026242 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Carnivorous plants.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK917  / .K2813 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>583/.75 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>QK917  / .K3613 2007