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Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is arguably the most well-known carnivorous plant and is native to the subtropical wetlands of the south-eastern United States, primarily found in North and South Carolina.

The Venus flytrap has specialized leaves with hinged lobes that snap shut when triggered by the presence of prey. The plant uses these modified leaves to capture and digest insects, spiders, and other small arthropods to supplement its nutrient intake, as it often grows in nutrient-poor soils. The trapping mechanism involves tiny trigger hairs on the leaf's inner surface, and once stimulated, the lobes close rapidly, entrapping the prey.

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Dionaea muscipula 'Dentate'
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Dionaea muscipula 'Red Spider'
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Dionaea Muscipula Royal Red
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Dionaea muscipula 'Royal Red'

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Dionaea Muscipula Scarlet Bristle
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Dionaea muscipula 'Scarlet Bristle'

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Dionaea muscipula 'Scarlet Bristle' is a distinctive Venus flytrap discovered by Richard Keen in Canada. The plant appeared during tissue culture p...

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Dionaea muscipula 'Werewolf'
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Dionaea muscipula 'Werewolf'

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Dionaea 'Werewolf' is a unique Venus flytrap cultivar first produced in 2011 by G. Hoogenstrijd of Araflora in Amsterdam and Stefan Lenssen in Germ...

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Dionaea Muscipula Darwin
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Dionaea muscipula 'Darwin'

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Dionaea muscipula 'Darwin' is a giant Venus flytrap selected in England at Southwest Carnivorous Plants. It comes from a cross between Dionaea musc...

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Dionaea Muscipula South West Giant
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Dionaea muscipula 'South West Giant'

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Dionaea muscipula 'South West Giant' is a Venus flytrap cultivar developed by British grower Alistair Pearce during the 1980s. He named the plant a...

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Dionaea Muscipula Brad Giant 2
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Dionaea Muscipula Wave
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Dionaea muscipula 'Wave'

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Dionaea muscipula 'Wacky Traps'

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Dionaea Muscipula Triton
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Dionaea muscipula 'Triton'

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The Dionaea muscipula 'Triton' is a carnivorous plant cultivar that stands out for its unique trap structure. It originated from a collaboration be...

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Dionaea Muscipula Triffid Giant
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Dionaea muscipula 'Triffid Giant'

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Dionaea muscipula 'Chinese Dumpling'
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Dionaea muscipula 'Chinese Dumpling'

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Dionaea muscipula 'Chinese Dumpling' is a Venus flytrap cultivar that originated from a tissue culture lab in China. It remains a very sought-after...

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Dionaea Muscipula B52
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Dionaea muscipula 'B52'

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The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula 'B52' is a cultivar developed by Henning von Schmeling in the early 2000s. Its story starts with a plant he nam...

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