Venus flytraps are by far the most commonly recognized and cultivated

carnivorous plant Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryot ...

. They are sold as houseplants and are often found at florists, hardware stores and supermarkets. Since around 2012, large numbers of cultivars (cultivated varieties) have come into the market through tissue culture of selected genetic mutations. It is through tissue culture that great quantities of plants are raised for commercial markets. The registered cultivars include (name of registrant in braces): * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Akai Ryu' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Alien' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'B52' Registered Cultivar Names: ''Dionaea''
. International Carnivorous Plant Society. * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Blanche Hermine' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Bohemian Garnet' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Clayton's Red Sunset' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Coquillage' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Cupped Trap' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Dentate Traps' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Fondue' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Fused Tooth' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Green Dragon' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Holland Red' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'JA1' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Jaws' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Justina Davis' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Korean Melody Shark' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Korrigans' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Louchapates' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Microdent' riginally published as ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Microdents'* ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Mirror' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Orange Neat Trap' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Petite Dragon' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Red Burgundy' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Red Neat Trap' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Red Piranha' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Royal Red' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Sawtooth' Meyers-Rice, B. (March 2000)
''Dionaea'' 'Sawtooth'
In: New Cultivars. '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 29(1): 14–21. * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Scarlatine' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Scarlet Bristle' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Small Fast' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Viper Trap' Lee, J.-H. (June 2013)
''Dionaea muscipula'' ‘Viper Trap’
In: New Cultivars. '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 42(2): 66–70. * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Wacky Traps' The names in the list above are all documented, registered and accepted by the

International Carnivorous Plant Society The International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1972. It is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for carnivorous plants. As of June 2011, the society had around 1400 members. The ICPS is prob ...

, the

International Cultivar Registration Authority An International Cultivation Registration Authority (ICRA) is an organization responsible for ensuring that the names of plant cultivars and cultivar groups are defined and not duplicated. The ICRA system was established more 50 years ago, and op ...

for carnivorous plant cultivars. Published but ''unregistered'' cultivar names include (name of nominant in braces): * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Big Mouth' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Clumping Cultivar' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Dentate' stablished as ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Dentate Traps'ref name=ICPS /> * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Dente' stablished as ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Dentate Traps'ref name=ICPS /> * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Kinchyaku' * ''Dionaea muscipula'' 'Red Rosetted'

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