Description: Pitcher Plants of the Americas by Stewart McPherson
presents a substantive overview of the systematics, biology,
ecology, biogeography, and conservation of these wetland
-dwelling plants — five genera of American pitcher plants
(s.l.), including three genera of true pitcher plants (Darlingtonia,
Heliamphora, and Sarracenia) and two genera of carnivorous
tank bromeliads (Brocchinia and Catopsis). Here is information
about the American pitcher plant genera, species and lower taxa,
hybrids, and cultivars, consolidated and presented in detail, along
with more than 250 spectacular color photographs, including the
first and only images of some taxa in their natural habitats.
$34.95 sewn softcover
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