Screen LibraryThe curious world of carnivorous plants：a comprehensive guide to their biology and cultivation
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Timber Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Portland, Or. |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | English language ed. |
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| Item Description: | Karnivoren. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 p.: ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780881927924 (cloth) 0881927929 |
| Index Number: | Q949 |
| CLC: | Q949.749.3 |
| Call Number: | Q949.749.3/C975 |
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"First published with the title Karnivoren: biologie und kultur fleischfressender pflanzen by Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, Germany, c2004"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-218) and index. "This book, illustrated with closeup photography, provides detailed descriptions - including trapping mechanisms, digestion, and prey - and cultivation information for key species in 17 genera and 10 families. Most notably, it includes the first comprehensive listing of some 630 known carnivorous plant species, described in fascinating detail, with identification history and geographic distribution species by species. Physiological and ecological wonders abound in clear and accessible explanations by four author-scientists who work at the leading edge of research."--BOOK JACKET. |