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Venus flytrap
Venus flytrap
(Dionaea muscipula)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Nepenthales
Family
Droseraceae
Genus
Dionaea
(1)
Size
Leaf 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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