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Parts of a Venus Fly-trap
Parts of a Venus Fly-trap. The Venus fly-trap, also known as Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that can be grown indoors our outdoors. Gardening enthusiasts enjoy growing Venus fly-traps because they are unlike any other flower or plant that can be grown in a flower garden. A Venus fly-trap requires water, soil and sunshine just like any...
The Venus fly-trap, also known as Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that can be grown indoors our outdoors. Gardening enthusiasts enjoy growing Venus fly-traps because they are unlike any other flower or plant that can be grown in a flower garden. A Venus fly-trap requires water, soil and sunshine just like any other plant, but it also requires small insects as part of its diet.
Leaf Base
Venus fly-traps have two leaf parts: a leaf base and a leaf blade. A Venus fly-trap grows out of the ground with its broad and flat leaf base, which carries out photosynthesis.
Trapping Mechanism
The second leaf part of a Venus fly-trap is its trapping mechanism, also referred to as the trap, leaf-blade or lamina.
Ends of leaves are composed of two lobes hinged together that can open and close in order to trap a small insect.
Trigger Hairs
Venus fly-traps usually have several trigger hairs growing on each trap lobe. When an insect lands on a Venus fly-trap and moves around, trigger hairs know that it is live prey that can be trapped and eaten.
Venus Fly-trap Teeth
The egdes of a Venus fly-trap have teeth and look fingerlike. The teeth lace together when an insect is trapped by the plant.
Petiole
The two leaf parts of a Venus fly-trap, the leaf blade and leaf base, are joined together by a small stalk called the petiole.
