BogTrapsA field guide to growing carnivorous plants

Species and genera

Profiles of the carnivorous plants most often grown at home. Names follow the World Checklist of Vascular Plants maintained by Kew, and native ranges come from the same checklist. Each species links to its IUCN Red List assessment where one exists. Species without enough published information for a full profile are listed in the table at the end.

The genera

Species counts are accepted species in the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, excluding named hybrids.

Venus flytrap Dionaea

North American pitcher plants Sarracenia

Sundews Drosera

Tropical pitcher plants Nepenthes

Butterworts Pinguicula

Bladderworts Utricularia

Albany pitcher plant Cephalotus

Cobra lily Darlingtonia

Marsh pitcher plants Heliamphora

All species on this site

Linked names have a full profile. Select a column heading to sort by name, genus, range or climate group. The IUCN column links to the species' Red List assessment; Red List categories are not reproduced here.

85 species. Native range from WCVP (TDWG botanical regions). A dash in the IUCN column means no assessment is linked.
SpeciesGenusNative range (WCVP)IUCN Red ListClimate group
Cephalotus follicularis Labill.Albany pitcher plantCephalotusWestern AustraliaAssessmentMediterranean
Darlingtonia californica Torr.Cobra lilyDarlingtoniaCalifornia, OregonAssessmentCold temperate
Dionaea muscipula J.EllisVenus flytrapDionaeaNorth Carolina, South CarolinaAssessmentWarm temperate
Drosera adelae F.Muell.Lance-leaved sundewDroseraQueenslandAssessmentTropical lowland
Drosera aliciae Raym.-HametAlice sundewDroseraCape ProvincesSubtropical
Drosera anglica Huds.DroseraAlaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur and 68 more regionsCold temperate
Drosera binata Labill.Forked sundewDroseraChatham Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South and 5 more regionsAssessmentWarm temperate
Drosera capensis L.Cape sundewDroseraCape ProvincesSubtropical
Drosera filiformis Raf.Thread-leaved sundewDroseraConnecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland and 9 more regionsAssessmentCold temperate
Drosera hamiltonii C.R.P.AndrewsDroseraWestern AustraliaAssessmentNot published
Drosera indica L.DroseraAngola, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo and 48 more regionsAssessmentTropical lowland
Drosera intermedia HayneDroseraAlabama, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States and 74 more regionsCold temperate
Drosera peltata Thunb.DroseraNew South Wales, New Zealand North, South Australia, Tasmania and 1 more regionsAssessmentMediterranean
Drosera prolifera C.T.WhiteDroseraQueenslandAssessmentTropical lowland
Drosera regia StephensKing sundewDroseraCape ProvincesWarm temperate
Drosera rotundifolia L.Round-leaved sundewDroseraAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is. and 107 more regionsAssessmentCold temperate
Drosera schizandra DielsDroseraQueenslandTropical highland
Drosera scorpioides Planch.DroseraWestern AustraliaAssessmentMediterranean
Drosera slackii CheekDroseraCape ProvincesSubtropical
Drosera spatulata Labill.DroseraBorneo, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Japan and 13 more regionsNot published
Drosera tokaiensis (Komiya & Shibata) T.Nakam. & K.UedaDroseraJapanNot published
Drosera venusta DebbertDroseraCape ProvincesSubtropical
Heliamphora chimantensis Wistuba, Carow & HarbarthHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora folliculata Wistuba, Harbarth & CarowHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora heterodoxa Steyerm.HeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora ionasi MaguireHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora minor GleasonHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora nutans Benth.HeliamphoraBrazil North, Guyana, VenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora pulchella Wistuba, Carow, Harbarth & NerzHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Heliamphora tatei GleasonHeliamphoraVenezuelaTropical highland
Nepenthes alata BlancoWinged tropical pitcher plantNepenthesPhilippinesAssessmentTropical highland
Nepenthes ampullaria JackNepenthesBorneo, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea and 2 more regionsAssessmentTropical lowland
Nepenthes bicalcarata Hook.f.NepenthesBorneoAssessmentTropical lowland
Nepenthes gracilis Korth.Slender pitcher plantNepenthesBorneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Sulawesi and 2 more regionsAssessmentTropical lowland
Nepenthes hamata J.R.Turnbull & A.T.MiddletonNepenthesSulawesiAssessmentNot published
Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.NepenthesAssam, BangladeshAssessmentTropical highland
Nepenthes lowii Hook.f.NepenthesBorneoAssessmentTropical highland
Nepenthes maxima Reinw.NepenthesMaluku, New Guinea, SulawesiAssessmentNot published
Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) DruceNepenthesBorneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast and 14 more regionsAssessmentNot published
Nepenthes rafflesiana JackNepenthesBorneo, Malaya, SumateraAssessmentTropical lowland
Nepenthes rajah Hook.f.NepenthesBorneoAssessmentTropical highland
Nepenthes sanguinea Lindl.NepenthesMalaya, ThailandAssessmentNot published
Nepenthes truncata Macfarl.Philippine pitcher plantNepenthesPhilippinesAssessmentTropical lowland
Nepenthes ventricosa BlancoNepenthesPhilippinesAssessmentTropical highland
Nepenthes villosa Hook.f.NepenthesBorneoAssessmentTropical highland
Pinguicula agnata CasperPinguiculaMexico NortheastMexican montane
Pinguicula alpina L.PinguiculaAustria, Baltic States, Buryatiya, China North-Central and 29 more regionsCold temperate
Pinguicula caerulea WalterPinguiculaFlorida, Georgia, North Carolina, South CarolinaWarm temperate
Pinguicula cyclosecta CasperPinguiculaMexico NortheastMexican montane
Pinguicula ehlersiae Speta & F.FuchsPinguiculaMexico NortheastMexican montane
Pinguicula emarginata S.Z.Ruiz & Rzed.PinguiculaMexico Central, Mexico GulfMexican montane
Pinguicula esseriana B.Kirchn.PinguiculaMexico NortheastMexican montane
Pinguicula gigantea LuhrsPinguiculaMexico SouthwestMexican montane
Pinguicula grandiflora Lam.Large-flowered butterwortPinguiculaFrance, Ireland, Spain, SwitzerlandCold temperate
Pinguicula gypsicola BrandegeePinguiculaMexico NortheastMexican montane
Pinguicula laueana Speta & F.FuchsPinguiculaMexico SouthwestMexican montane
Pinguicula lusitanica L.PinguiculaAlgeria, France, Great Britain, Ireland and 3 more regionsAssessmentWarm temperate
Pinguicula lutea WalterPinguiculaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and 3 more regionsWarm temperate
Pinguicula moranensis KunthPinguiculaEl Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central and 5 more regionsMexican montane
Pinguicula planifolia Chapm.PinguiculaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, MississippiWarm temperate
Pinguicula primuliflora C.E.Wood & R.K.GodfreySouthern butterwortPinguiculaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, MississippiWarm temperate
Pinguicula vulgaris L.Common butterwortPinguiculaAlaska, Alberta, Austria, Baltic States and 53 more regionsAssessmentCold temperate
Sarracenia alabamensis Case & R.B.CaseAlabama canebrake pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, MississippiWarm temperate
Sarracenia alata (Alph.Wood) Alph.WoodPale pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, TexasAssessmentWarm temperate
Sarracenia flava L.Yellow pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and 2 more regionsAssessmentCold temperate
Sarracenia jonesii WherryMountain sweet pitcher plantSarraceniaNorth Carolina, South CarolinaCold temperate
Sarracenia leucophylla Raf.White-top pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, MississippiAssessmentWarm temperate
Sarracenia minor WalterHooded pitcher plantSarraceniaFlorida, Georgia, North Carolina, South CarolinaAssessmentWarm temperate
Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) WherryGreen pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Georgia, North CarolinaAssessmentCold temperate
Sarracenia psittacina Michx.Parrot pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and 1 more regionsAssessmentWarm temperate
Sarracenia purpurea L.Purple pitcher plantSarraceniaAlaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut and 33 more regionsBelow species level: burkii, montana, purpurea, venosaCold temperate
Sarracenia rosea Naczi, F.W.Case & R.B.CasePink pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, MississippiWarm temperate
Sarracenia rubra WalterSweet pitcher plantSarraceniaAlabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and 1 more regionsBelow species level: alabamensis, gulfensis, jonesii, rubra, wherryiCold temperate
Utricularia alpina Jacq.UtriculariaBrazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Jamaica and 5 more regionsAssessmentTropical highland
Utricularia bisquamata SchrankUtriculariaAngola, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Madagascar and 2 more regionsAssessmentSubtropical
Utricularia calycifida Benj.UtriculariaBrazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and 1 more regionsAssessmentNot published
Utricularia dichotoma Labill.Fairy apronsUtriculariaNew Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South and 4 more regionsAssessmentNot published
Utricularia gibba L.UtriculariaAlabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast and 151 more regionsAssessmentNot published
Utricularia livida E.Mey.UtriculariaAngola, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini and 22 more regionsAssessmentSubtropical
Utricularia longifolia GardnerUtriculariaBrazil Northeast, Brazil SoutheastAssessmentSubtropical
Utricularia macrorhiza Leconte ex Torr.Greater bladderwortUtriculariaAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay and 83 more regionsCold temperate
Utricularia reniformis A.St.-Hil.UtriculariaBrazil South, Brazil SoutheastAssessmentTropical highland
Utricularia sandersonii Oliv.UtriculariaCape Provinces, KwaZulu-NatalAssessmentSubtropical
Utricularia subulata L.Zig-zag plantUtriculariaAlabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas and 90 more regionsAssessmentNot published
Utricularia vulgaris L.UtriculariaAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay and 53 more regionsAssessmentCold temperate