GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. — Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot. Buried below wisps of wire grass, ...
It might be the smallest plant with the biggest reputation in the world. And this Hollywood star is unique to the Wilmington area. Here's what you need to know about the Venus' flytrap, which Charles ...
I would like to tell you about my Venus flytrap. The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant. You can find Venus flytraps growing in places like green swamps in Wilmington, North Carolina, northern ...
An iconic plant found in the Carolinas — and nowhere else in the world — needs our help. This summer the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided that the Venus flytrap doesn’t warrant placement on the ...
Venus flytraps and other species that live in long leaf savannas need fire in order to thrive. This photo shows flytraps and other species following a controlled burn in the Green Swamp Preserve. Skip ...
They're small and creepy to some but fascinating to others. Venus flytraps only occur naturally in southeastern North Carolina; however, WECT reporter Ava Brendgord explains why the habitat of these ...
CAROLINA BEACH STATE PARK, N.C. (WECT) - They may be small, but Venus flytraps have captured the curiosity of people across the country. The flytraps only occur naturally within a 100-mile radius of ...
The insect-eating Venus flytrap is found naturally in a 90-mile radius around Wilmington, N.C. A wildfire burned through the Green Swamp Preserve, a key habitat for the rare plant, but managers of the ...
Got bugs? Then you might want to get a Venus flytrap, a fascinating carnivorous (!) plant you can grow alongside all your other houseplants. This interesting little plant, native only to the bogs of ...