Carnivorous Plants discussion

Beware folks, this topic gets nerdy and rather sleep-inducing at times, so beware!
On a serious note, this is for any serious Q's about the latin names of plants, (a subject I happen to know almost nothing about! Yikes!) Taxamology, and other wierd kinds of stuff like that.
Who in their right mind would ever post anything on here? I don't know...but the topic is here, so fire away!

Um...'scuse me, but did you mean "taxonomy"? *checks Biology textbook* Yep, that's how it's spelled, I believe...

OK, so I stand corrected.
I told you I am still in the dark about this kind of things somewhat, didn't I?
The study of the different classifications of plants & animals is reffered to as taxomology, if I recall correctly, but I used it the wrong way, so it doesn't make much of a difference.
Ask me a question, someone, and listen my ignorant attempts at a reply!

What is the difference between sundews and the rainbow plant you were telling me about (you know, the one that lives in Australia)? They look about the same.

They are similar, and if I recall correctly, they were included in the Drosera complex when they were first discovered to be carnivorous sometime in the early 1900's.
However, one of the genus, Byblis lineflora, does not produce its own digestive enzymes...one of the requirements for it to be officially carnivorous. So it relies on other bacteria to digest it meal.
The other hair-splitting differences between sundews and Byblis include the way they go dormant, the flower structure is slightly different...etc. Even so, the species Byblis gigantea looks very much like a threadleaf sundew from North America, but the difference in climate, etc, makes it a distinct species.
It is a very fine line, however, and I personally don't see much of any difference between the two groups...you know how taxomologists like to split up groups though!

*grits teeth* I told you, Jesse, it's "taxonomy" not "taxamology"!!!!!! *rolls eyes* *winks*

OK - whatever...