• Key Information

  • Venus Flytraps

  • Species
    Dionaea muscipula
  • Diet
    Carnivore
  • Classification
    Tracheophytes > Caryophyllales > Droseraceae
  • Conservation Status
    Vulnerable
  • Habitat
    Bogs and wet savannahs
  • Learning Point
  • The Venus flytrap is the most famous of all the carnivorous plants, and is capable of catching a fly or beetle in a fraction of a second. The trap mecahnism is complex and is able to be selective.
  • Project
  • Draw a picture of a Venus Flytrap and its flower.
  • Location
  • Places
    North & South Carolina, United States
  • Fun Facts
  • The plant's common name (originally "Venus's flytrap") refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
  • On 2 April 1759, the North Carolina colonial governor, Arthur Dobbs, penned the first written description of the plant in a letter to English botanist Peter Collinson.
  • The plant also has a flower on top of a long stem, about 6 inches long.
  • The Venus flytrap is found in nitrogen- and phosphorus-poor environments, such as bogs and wet savannahs.