Venus's-flytrap
Venus's-flytrap insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant ( Dionaea muscipula ) native to the Carolina savannas and now widely cultivated as a novelty. The leaves, borne in a low rosette, resemble bear traps. They are hinged at the midrib, each half bearing sensitive bristles; when a bristle is touched—as by an insect—the halves snap shut and the marginal teeth interlock to imprison the insect until it has been digested. Related genera of insectivorous bog plants, notably the widespread sundews (genus Drosera ), are found in many other parts of the world. Venus's-flytrap is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Nepenthalesniales, family Droseraceae.
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Carnivorous Plants
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...sundews, pitcher plants, and the Venus's-flytrap could catch insects. This interest...Charles Darwin referred to the Venus's-flytrap as one of the most wonderful plants...bladderworts, and the unique Venus's-flytrap. More than 150 different types...
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sundew
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
see Venus's-flytrap .
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carnivorous plants
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
see bladderwort ; pitcher plant ; Venus's-flytrap .
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insectivorous plants
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
see bladderwort ; pitcher plant ; Venus's-flytrap .
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Venus flytrap
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
Ve·nus fly·trap (also Venus's flytrap ) • n. a small carnivorous bog plant ( Dionaea muscipula , family Droseraceae) with hinged leaves that spring shut on and digest insects that land on them. Native to the southeastern US, it is also kept as an indoor plant.
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