Plant Kingdom

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Venus Flytrap

~Phylum Anthophyta
~Genus Species: Dionaea muscipula
~found in nitrogen and phosphorous-poor environments ( ex: wet savannahs )
~can tolerate mild weather
~found natively in North and South Carolina ( one place for example, North Carolina's Green Swamp )
~can self-pollinate
~needs insects for pollination
~the plant's common name, Venus, refers to the Roman goddess of love