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Mysterious Venus Flytrap
Botanical Society of America

Welcome to the Botanical Society of America's Mysterious Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) page! This page is intended as an easy access resource. For more specific and detailed scientific information please also have a look at the BSA's Carnivorous Plants Pages. Definitely worth exploring! The insectivorous (carnivorous) plants are representatives of the Kingdom Plantae, the Division Anthophyta, are located in both Classes Dicotyledones and Monocotyledones , span 6 Orders, 9 Families and 595 species. They provide interesting examples of plant morphology and environmental adaptation. Here you'll find general and scientific information, growing tips, images, further reading, and resources on these mysterious plants. Now, back to the mysterious Venus Flytrap, enjoy!

Simply a death trap for insects, but...

Like other plants, Venus' Flytraps gather nutrients from gases in the air and nutrients in the soil. However, they live in poor soil and are healthier if they get nutrients from insects. Carnivorous plants live all over the world but Venus' Flytraps live only in select boggy areas in North and South Carolina. Because of people's fascination with these plants, they collected many of them and they became endangered. Venus' Flytraps today are grown in greenhouses.

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