Florida's Carnivorous Plants (eBook)

Understanding, Identifying, and Cultivating the State's Native Species

Kenny Coogan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
112 Seiten
Pineapple Press (Verlag)
978-1-68334-296-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn about Floridas endemic carnivorous plants in this exciting book written for the budding naturalist and hobbyist. Florida has dozens of native species of carnivorous plantsmore than any other state in the United Statesincluding sundews, butterworts, bladderworts, and pitcher plants. These plants use appealing scents, leaves, and sticky fluids to trap and imprison insects. Digestive fluids then absorb the prey giving the plant its nutrients. Many of these plants can be grown at home in the backyard, in rain gardens, or in some cases on the windowsill. Florida's Carnivorous Plants provides an identification and growing guide for the major genera of carnivorous plants found in Florida. Each species description includes etymology, a history of the plant's discovery highlighting diverse scientists, anatomy, habitat range, and popular cultivars for beginners. Tables include soil requirements, types of potting, water level, amount of light, dormancy and temperature requirements, and propagation tips. A glossary provides readers with the tools to learn botanical jargon to improve their identification skills.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 201 Illustrations including: - 158 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; - 20 Maps; - 20 Tables; - 3 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Bladderworts • bogs • Butterworts • carnivorous plants • conservation • Drosera brevifolia • Drosera capillaris • Drosera filiformis • Drosera intermedia • Drosera tracyi • Ecosystems • fertilizers • Florida • Fungicides • gulfensis • Kew Botanical Gardens • Micropropagation • Pinguicula caerulea • Pinguicula ionantha • Pinguicula lutea • Pinguicula planifolia • Pinguicula primuliflora • Pinguicula pumila • pitcher plants • Powdery Strap Airplant • propagation • Sarracenia alabamensis • Sarracenia flava • Sarracenia leucophylla • Sarracenia minor • Sarracenia psittacina • Sarracenia rosea • Sarracenia rubra • Sphagnum, Moss • Sundews • Taxonomy • terrariums • Utricularia amethystina • Utricularia cornuta • Utricularia floridana • Utricularia foliosa • Utricularia gibba • Utricularia inflata • Utricularia juncea • Utricularia olivacea • Utricularia purpurea • Utricularia radiata • Utricularia resupinata • Utricularia simulans • Utricularia striata • Utricularia subulata • Venus Flytrap • wherryi
• ISBN-10: 1-68334-296-8 / 1683342968
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68334-296-0 / 9781683342960