link to Plants index
montage of plants

Introduction

Habitats

Trapping methods

Collections at Kew

Displays at Kew


Drosera kaieturensis

Drosera kaieteurensis, a tropical species found in South America

 

 

Carnivorous Plants

Habitats

From the mountains of Scotland to the rainforests of Indonesia , there are plants that eat animals. Their natural habitats are usually sphagnum bogs and seasonally or permanently wet, peaty or sandy soils, which are both acidic and low in nutrients.

Major carnivorous plant genera

Heliamphora - Northern South America

Sarracenia - North America

Darlingtonia - Western USA

Nepenthes - South-east Asia and Indian Ocean Islands

Dionaea - South eastern USA

Drosera - Widespread

Byblis - New Guinea and Australia

Cephalotus - Australia

Pinguicula - Widespread

Utricularia - Widespread

More plants

Up arrowBack up to: carnivorous plants home

Right arrowOn to : carnivorous plants trapping methods