Dionaea muscipula

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Dionaea muscipula - carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects

Venus's flytrap, Venus's flytraps

carnivorous plant - plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals

Dionaea, genus Dionaea - a genus of the family Droseraceae

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By what name is the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula better known?

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From one species of Venus' flytrap - there is only one species, Dionaea muscipula - breeders have gone to town, and Szesze's Carnivorous Plant Nursery sells more than 30 varieties.

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SPRIGS, FRONDS AND SPRAYS Unlike Rousseau's jungle, in the student work below, the plants may be identifiable: a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) in the upper left, a red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) in the upper right, blue flowers in the lower left reminiscent of Vanda coerulea orchids, and perhaps Heliconia in the lower right.

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QTHE label on my Venus flytrap - Dionaea muscipula - says it should be watered using rainwater.

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The main cover article profiled Helmut Keller, a German MD who has produced voluminous research on his patented phytonutrient extract of Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap, and its anticancer effects.

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Young eyes widen in fear and amazement as the Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) snaps its jaws tight on its victim.

A DEADLY FASCINATION; Not only do carnivorous plants thrill kids, but their shape, markings and flowers make them things of great beauty; IN THE GARDEN

No other plant holds such a high reputation in its specialism to carnivory than Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, and the fascination Darwin had for this plant is shared by modern scientists.