Dionaea muscipula Ellis ex L.

Common Name: Venus Fly Trap
Family: Droseraceae Salisb.

Description: This carnivorous plant utilizes an active steel trap mechanism. Trigger hairs on the inside lobes of the trap must be triggered twice in succession (or two different hairs on same leaf) for the traps to close. Closure of the trap occurs in about 1/30 second in full sunlight. Cool temperatures and cloudy weather will slow the trap mechanism down somewhat. The leaf perishes after capturing four insects in succession. Traps triggered by non-prey will re-open in about 24 hours.

Culture: Marginally frost hardy, grow in moist, acidic soil in full sun. Pinching out emerging flower stems and removing dead traps will encourage new traps to grow. Propagate from seed or leaf cuttings or by division in spring.

Accession # 198501413
Source: Carolina Bio Supply
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2310 - Temperate Carnivores
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 16 confirmed on 02-27-2023
Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Florida / North Carolina / South Carolina /

Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
Carnivorous Plants, Lecoufle, 1993
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
Dionaea muscipula at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Thursday, June 22, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:33:04 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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