Venus flytrap  (Dionaea muscipula)

Facts

KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderNepenthales
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDionaea (1)
SizeLeaf blade length: up to 12 cm (2)
Trap length: up to 4 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (3), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (4).

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