Carnivorous Plant Scientific Classification
Here is a description of the scientific classification of carnivorous plants with several examples.
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Carnivorous & Bog Plants by Genus
Butterworts
Butterworts, Pinguicula species, form a rosette with stalkless leaves. The thin glistening leaves are elongated, narrow and generally flat with curled leaf edges. The inner surface is covered with tiny glands and feels greasy to the touch.
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Bromeliads
Carnivorous Bromeliads Some folks are surprised that there are some bromeliads that are carnivorous. In fact there are several including: Brocchina reducta, B. tatei, and Catopsis berteroniana. To be carnivorous, a plant must lure, capture and digest its prey. In...
Bog Plants
Bog Plants grow in association with carnivorous plants in boggy, peaty wetlands. They include beautiful flowering plants such as Pink Sabatia, Cardinal Flower, Gentian and Milkworts, and wonderful greenery like Sphagnum Moss and Clubmoss.
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Bog Orchids
Bog Orchids can be nutured and grown in your backyard with planning and attention to their needs. They are terrestrial orchids that tolerate cold winters. They often grow in or near bogs.
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Bladderworts
Bladderworts are carnivorous plants that are aquatic, terrestrial and frequently amphibious growing on pond margins.
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Aldrovanda
Aldrovanda The Water Wheel, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, has traps quite similar to Dionaea, Venus Flytrap.
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