Venus flytrap  (Dionaea muscipula)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (08/06/2006) by Barry Rice, Director of Conservation Programs, The International Carnivorous Plant Society.
http://www.carnivorousplants.org

Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Perennial: Plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.
Photosynthesis: Metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.
Scape: In plants, a leafless flower stalk.

References

  1. NatureServe Explorer: (June, 2006)
    http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Dionaea+muscipula
  2. Schnell, D.E. (2002) Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada. Timber Press, Oregon.
  3. IUCN Red List (June, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  4. CITES (February, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Attenborough, D. (1995) The Private Life of Plants. BBC Books, London.
  6. Rice, B. (2006) Pers. Comm.