Dionaea muscipula J.Ellis

Venus flytrap (en), Dionée attrape-mouche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Droseraceae > Dionaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 1.5-1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Dionaea muscipula leaf picture by Tom Jones (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dionaea muscipula world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Dionaea muscipula threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275898-2
WFO ID wfo-0000943687
COL ID 36B65
BDTFX ID 120930
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dionaea sessiliflora Dionaea sensitiva Dionaea uniflora Dionaea corymbosa Dionaea muscipula Drosera sessiliflora Drosera uniflora