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Venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 118, February 142, March 132, April 239, May 392, June 233, July 102, August 106, September 147, October 128, November 95, December 109.
North Carolina2,809
United States2,117
Georgia79
South Carolina61
Washington51
Canada50
British Columbia50
Alabama26
California8
Pennsylvania4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Checked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Carnivorous plantDescends from a plant lineage whose members are carnivorous plants.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
FamilySundew Family · Droseraceae
GenusVenus Flytraps · Dionaea

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