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Rare PlantVenus Flytrap / Dionaea muscipula
1. Insectivores (Eating Insects)2. Has A Liquid Nectar3. When An Insect Touches The Leaves, Sensitive Hairs On The Leaf Surface Will Respond To These Stimuli With Clasped Its Leaves. Venus Flytrap And Then Removing The Digestive Juices
To Destroy The Insects Are Trapped.
Characteristics Of Venus
Habitat And PopulationHABITAT
The Venus Flytrap is found in nitrogen and phosphorus-poor environments, such as bogs and wet savannahs
POPULATION Currently, there are estimated to
be more than 3–6 million plants in cultivation compared to only 35,800 plants remaining in nature. Several prominent plant conservationists suggest the plant be labeled as Vulnerable.
Ways to PreserveVenus flytraps are popular as cultivated plants, but
have a reputation for being difficult to grow. Successfully growing these specialized plants requires recreating a close approximation to the plant's natural habitat.
Healthy Venus flytraps will produce scapes of white flowers in spring, If healthy plants are allowed to flower, successful pollination will result in the production of dozens of small, shiny black seeds.
Plants can be propagated by seed, although seedlings take several years to mature. More commonly, they are propagated by division in spring or summer.
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