An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the coastal plain of the Carolinas. It has hinged two-lobed leaves that close to entrap insects that land on them.
A plant of North and South Carolina having leaf blades that are edged with bristles and that can close and trap insects. The insects are then digested and absorbed by the plant.
Michael Szesze was 10 in the early 1960s when he came across the bizarre Venus' flytrap, which appealed to young minds because it seemed to be a plant well on its way to becoming an animal.
From one species of Venus' flytrap - there is only one species, Dionaea muscipula - breeders have gone to town, and Szesze's Carnivorous Plant Nursery sells more than 30 varieties.
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