OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 2 taxa in the family Dionaeaceae, Flytrap family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon Common Name: Waterwheel-plant

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Aldrovanda vesiculosa   FAMILY: Droseraceae

(?) PLANTS National Database: Aldrovanda vesiculosa   FAMILY: Droseraceae

 

Habitat: Acidic, nutrient-poor waters

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Venus Flytrap, Meadow Clam, Tippitiwitchet

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dionaea muscipula   FAMILY: Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dionaea muscipula   FAMILY: Droseraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dionaea muscipula 093-01-001   FAMILY: Dionaeaceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, sandhill seepages

Rare in Carolina Coastal Plain (waifs inland)

Native to the Carolinas

 


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