Monday, April 17, 2017

Carnivorous Plants

2nd Grade Jobs:

1. Work with your partner and do a seesaw note like this:
 - The plant we want to order is _____________
 - We think it is a good choice because _______________
 - The cost is _______________
- It catches prey by ____________




0. Click Here for California Carnivores website.

1. Click here for a slide show about carnivorous plants.

2. Click Here for a cool website from National Geographic about 8 amazing meat eating plants.

3. Down below is a more advanced slide show on meat eating plants.

4. Here is a list of the plant genus for some popular carnivorous plants. Learn these!!


  • Drosera - sundews
  • Nepenthes - tropical pitcher plants
  • Sarracenia - American pitcher plants
  • Dionea - Venus fly traps
  • Cephalotus - weird looking Australian pitcher plants
  • Pinguicula - Butterworts
  • Utricularia - Bladderworts
  • Darlingtonia - Cobra Lily




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