Venus flytrap

 Venus flytrap

The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina. 

Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula

Conservation status: Vulnerable Encyclopedia of Life

Higher classification: Dionaea

Family: Droseraceae

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Caryophyllales

 

Venus fly traps are not poisonous, do not have teeth, and cannot bite, so they pose no threat at all to humans. The traps are only designed to close around small insects so that the plant can digest them and extract nutrients. While a trap may close around a finger if inserted, it cannot cause harm. Venus fly traps are not poisonous, do not have teeth, and cannot bite, so they pose no threat at all to humans. The traps are only designed to close around small insects so that the plant can digest them and extract nutrients. While a trap may close around a finger if inserted, it cannot cause harm.

Venus flytraps do best in bright but indirect light.

It's especially important to avoid placing them in direct sunlight in summer, which may get too hot and cause the leaves to turn crispy. When grown inside under artificial lights, keep flytraps 4 to 7 inches away from fluorescent lights.