High
20 of 45 (44%)
Dionaea
Genus · care consensus, photos, and the collectors growing it.
At a glance
What Dionaea is
Dionaea is a plant genus, commonly called Venus fly trap, a carnivorous plant, and with a herbaceous growth habit. Its native range is Wetlands of the Southeastern United States. Aggregated across public specimens, collectors most commonly report a light preference of full sun, high watering frequency, warm temperature range, and high humidity. Drill into a specific species in the Dionaea genus below, or browse who's growing it.
- Rank
- Genus
- Genus
- Dionaea
- Common name
- Venus fly trap
- Plant type
- Carnivorous plant
- Growth habit
- Herbaceous
- Native range
- Wetlands of the Southeastern United States
- Most common light
- Full sun
- Most common watering
- High
- Most common temperature
- Warm
- Most common humidity
- High
Care consensus
What collectors actually do
Aggregated from 45 public items across collecto.rs.
Full sun
40 of 45 (89%)
Warm
37 of 45 (82%)
High
23 of 45 (51%)
No.
Most common note across 1 public items
Species
Species in the Dionaea genus
Drill into a specific species to see only collectors growing it.
Collectors
People growing Dionaea
Click a collector to see their full collection. Sorted by how many of this plant they own.
- Marco Lara12 Dionaea
- Hiele Feenstra5 Dionaea
- Mark S3 Dionaea
- Chandler Nunn2 Dionaea
- Aidan White2 Dionaea
- Dan Rouse2 Dionaea
- Manuela Kurtin2 Dionaea
- AtomicAlchemist2 Dionaea
- KKate2 Dionaea
- RRostyslav Makarenko1 Dionaea
- TTate Shepard1 Dionaea
- Mike Hukill1 Dionaea
- Jeff1 Dionaea
- DDarrin Hill1 Dionaea
- RRyan Cortez1 Dionaea
- Berbegal-Desbordes Jonathan1 Dionaea
- SShane Szatlocky1 Dionaea
- CCarnivoresInTheBackyard1 Dionaea
- Stacy Andrews1 Dionaea
- Jim Milton1 Dionaea
- Justin1 Dionaea
- LLeslie Beske1 Dionaea
Just added
Recent Dionaea
The latest public additions across the platform.
dionaea muscipula 'wine mouth'
@carnivoresinthebackyard
Dionaea muscipula 'Medusa'
@dutch.carnivores
Dionaea muscipula 'Mossy lips'
@dutch.carnivores
Dionaea muscipula 'Seedgrown'
@dutch.carnivores
Dionaea muscipula 'Black Wolf'
@dutch.carnivores
Dionaea muscipula 'Uranus'
@dutch.carnivores
Dionaea muscipula
@Awhite
Dionaea muscipula
@Awhite
Dionaea muscipula '‘Red Piranha’'
@BogTropica_Botanics
Dionaea muscipula
@kkalekas
Dionaea muscipula
@kkalekas
Dionaea muscipula '1955'
@markymark
Questions
Frequently asked about Dionaea
Quick answers pulled from the public catalog and care consensus above.
What is Dionaea?
Dionaea is a plant genus. Commonly known as Venus fly trap, a carnivorous plant, and with a herbaceous growth habit. Native to Wetlands of the Southeastern United States.
How do you care for Dionaea?
Across public collections on collecto.rs, the most common care setup for Dionaea is Full sun light, high watering, warm temperatures, and high humidity. Collectors commonly note: No..
How rare is Dionaea?
Dionaea is uncommon among collecto.rs members — only a handful of public collectors currently track it.
Can I track my own Dionaea on collecto.rs?
Yes. collecto.rs is free — sign up to log your Dionaea, upload photos, track care notes, and connect with other Dionaea collectors. Your collection stays private by default; you choose what to make public.