is a carnivorous plant native
to subtropical wetlands
on the East Coast
of the United States
in North Carolina
and South Carolina.
who gave the plant
its scientific name in 1768,
wrote that the plant name tippitywichit
was an indigenous word
from either Cherokee or Catawba.
These particular Venus Fly Trap plants are on display in an aquarium in The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.
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Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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