This list of carnivorous plants is a comprehensive listing of all known carnivorous plant species, of which more than 750 are currently recognised. Unless otherwise stated it is based on Jan Schlauer's Carnivorous Plant Database. Extinct taxa are denoted with a dagger (†).
Some of the species on this list may not satisfy certain strict definitions of plant carnivory, and could alternatively be characterised as merely paracarnivorous or protocarnivorous.
Extant species
Aldrovanda
This genus contains a single extant species.
Aldrovanda vesiculosa L., 1753
Brocchinia
This genus contains around 20 extant species, of which at least two are thought to be carnivorous.
Brocchinia hechtioides Mez, 1913
Brocchinia reducta Baker, 1882
Byblis
The following list of 8 species is based on Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus (2013).
Byblis aquatica Lowrie & Conran, 1998
Byblis filifolia Planch., 1848
Byblis gigantea Lindl., 1839
Byblis guehoi Lowrie & Conran, 2008
Byblis lamellata Lowrie & Conran, 2002
Byblis liniflora Salisb., 1808
Byblis pilbarana Lowrie & Conran, 2013
Byblis rorida Lowrie & Conran, 1998
Catopsis
This genus contains around 20 extant species, of which at least one is thought to be carnivorous.
Catopsis berteroniana Mez, 1896
Cephalotus
This genus contains a single extant species. Cephalotus follicularis Labill., 1806
Darlingtonia
This genus contains a single extant species. Darlingtonia californica Torr., 1853
Dionaea
This genus contains a single extant species.
Dionaea muscipula Soland. ex Ellis, 1773
Drosera
There are around 208 species here:
Drosophyllum
This genus contains a single extant species.
Drosophyllum lusitanicum (L.) Link, 1805 (Bas.: Drosera lusitanica)
Genlisea
The following list of 29 species is based on Monograph of the Genus Genlisea (2012).
Genlisea africana Oliv., 1865
Genlisea angolensis R.D.Good, 1924
Genlisea aurea A.St.-Hil., 1833
Genlisea barthlottii S.Porembski, Eb.Fisch. & Gemmel, 1996
Genlisea exhibitionista Rivadavia & A.Fleischm., 2011
Genlisea filiformis A.St.-Hil., 1833
Genlisea flexuosa Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & Gonella, 2011
Genlisea glabra P.Taylor, 1967
Genlisea glandulosissima R.E.Fr., 1916
Genlisea guianensis N.E.Br., 1900
Genlisea hispidula Stapf, 1904
Genlisea lobata Fromm, 1989
Genlisea margaretae Hutch., 1946
Genlisea metallica Rivadavia & A.Fleischm., 2011
Genlisea nebulicola Rivadavia, Gonella & A.Fleischm., 2011
Genlisea nigrocaulis Steyerm., 1948
Genlisea oligophylla Rivadavia & A.Fleischm., 2011
Genlisea oxycentron P.Taylor, 1954
Genlisea pallida Fromm & P.Taylor, 1985
Genlisea pulchella Tutin, 1934
Genlisea pygmaea A.St.-Hil., 1833
Genlisea repens Benj., 1847
Genlisea roraimensis N.E.Br., 1901
Genlisea sanariapoana Steyerm., 1953
Genlisea stapfii A.Chev., 1912
Genlisea subglabra Stapf, 1906
Genlisea tuberosa Rivadavia, Gonella & A.Fleischm., 2013
Genlisea uncinata P.Taylor & Fromm, 1983
Genlisea violacea A.St.-Hil., 1833
Heliamphora
The following list of 23 species (plus 2 undescribed species) is based on Sarraceniaceae of South America (2011).
Heliamphora arenicola Wistuba, A.Fleischm., Nerz & S.McPherson, 2011
Heliamphora ceracea Nerz, Wistuba, Grantsau, Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & S.McPherson, 2011 Heliamphora chimantensis Wistuba, Carow & Harbarth, 2002 Heliamphora ciliata Wistuba, Nerz & A.Fleischm., 2009 Heliamphora collina Wistuba, Nerz, S.McPherson & A.Fleischm., 2011 Heliamphora elongata Nerz, 2004 Heliamphora exappendiculata (Maguire & Steyermark) Nerz & Wistuba, 2006 (Bas.: Heliamphora heterodoxa var. exappendiculata) Heliamphora folliculata Wistuba, Harbarth & Carow, 2001 Heliamphora glabra Nerz, Wistuba & Hoogenstrijd, 2006 Heliamphora heterodoxa Steyerm., 1951 Heliamphora hispida Wistuba & Nerz, 2000 Heliamphora huberi A.Fleischm., Wistuba & Nerz, 2009 Heliamphora ionasi Maguire, 1978 Heliamphora macdonaldae Gleason, 1931 Heliamphora minor Gleason, 1939 Heliamphora neblinae Maguire, 1978