Friday, June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024

These are Venus Flytrap plants
In Florida, they are not native
A guy had some seeds
Threw them into the breeze,
At least the plants aren't invasive.

(I found the linked article interesting - it's not often we can trace non-native plants to one specific source!)

Location: Apalachicola National Forest 

Sources: https://cpn.carnivorousplants.org/articles/CPNv48n3p135.pdf

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