Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780881925401
Subjects: Gardening: plants; Plant life: general; Plants - General; Nature; Nature/Ecology; United States; BOTANY_CANADA; BOTANY_UNITED STATES; Gardening / Flowers / Perennials; Science / Botany; Identification; Ornamental Plants; Canada; Carnivorous plants
First sentence: GREEN PLANTS HAVE certain needs for growing, thriving, and reproducing.
Description: "As mysterious as they are beautiful, carnivorous plants thrive in acidic bogs, open savannahs, and slow brown-water streams and lakes, all of which lack the mineral-rich soil associated with luxuriant plant growth. Their surprising vigor testifies to nature's remarkable powers of adaptation.".

"In this expanded and revised edition of his classic treatment, Donald Schnell examines in detail the forty-five species and numerous hybrids of carnivorous plants that grow in the United States and Canada. Information on each species includes an identifying description, the preferred habitat, the range in which it can be found, and the season for flowering and trapping, making this book a useful field guide as well as a fascinating source of leisure reading."--BOOK JACKET.