Carnivorous Plants
Announcements:
Today's lecture on Carnivorous Plants will be given by Dr. Ken Robertson of the Illinois Natural History Survey.
IMPORTANT! Click here to download a pdf file of lecture notes for both Carnivorous and Parasitic/Saprophytic Plants and bring them to lecture with you.
Text and Other Resources:
Your textbook does not treat carnivorous plants as a separate topic, but rather discusses them in the context of plant families. While we do not expect you to learn these family characteristics, you should look at the discussion and illustrations for the families listed below.
Judd et al. (2008), Plant Systematics, A Phylogenetic Approach
Please note: The links provided below lead to supplementary information offered by other on-line sources. Please use with caution, as some of the information presented may be different from what we cover in IB 335.
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