In its native place, the Venus flytrap has only one native species (Dionaea muscipula) and several modified species (Dionaea muscipula f, viridis
etc.), and their appearances are relatively simple. However, during the process of propagating Venus flytraps through tissue culture or seeding, a very small number of Venus flytraps will mutate, causing some of their shapes to be different from before mutation. When these mutated characteristics are stable and appear in the next generation ; can be called a new variety, and the numerous mutant varieties are one of the biggest pursuits of players who like Venus flytraps.
To date, there are more than 600 horticultural varieties of flytraps, most of which are mutant varieties that emerged from tissue culture; there are also many hybrid varieties, and plants sprouted from seeds also occur. Possibility of variation.
Introducing several well-known mutant varieties
Baron flytrap
(scientific name: Dionaea "Wacky Traps" or Dionaea "Bart Simpson"), which occurs There are very few varieties resulting from severe mutations that have so many characteristics that distinguish them from typical Venus flytraps. The petiole of the Baron flytrap is round in cross-section and has irregular bulges. It grows on the ground almost all year round. The fleshy clip is one of the thickest varieties of all flytraps. The part above the tentacles of the clip is almost completely missing, and the edges are uneven. It is a regular triangle. When the light is sufficient, the defects become more obvious. The clip can hardly be closed and basically loses the ability to catch insects. The inside will turn bright red. Not only is the clip of the Baron flytrap incomplete, but the stigma on the flower is also underdeveloped and cannot be pollinated normally, so it cannot produce seeds and can only be reproduced through asexual reproduction methods such as leaf cuttings. Growth is relatively slow, and the maximum size a clip can grow to is generally only about two centimeters. (popular name, no scientific name), is a very typical Venus flytrap species. It is the most common and cheap Venus flytrap species in my country. It is also the species that has been artificially cultivated for the longest time in my country. Perhaps it is due to the continuous artificial asexuality. Reproduction, its growth is not as vigorous as other varieties of flytraps, the number of leaves is relatively small, and the largest clip is generally only about 2.5 cm. Its lineage cannot be verified. It is not the wild original species of flytrap, but its low cost Cost and price play a huge role in the promotion of carnivorous plants in our country.
Cup Trap
(Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula Cupped Trap=Cup Trap) is a very classic advanced Venus flytrap variety. Its insect-catching leaves are cup-shaped and have obvious characteristics. The price was high at the beginning, but with the development and promotion of tissue culture technology, the price also dropped.
Alien flytrap
(scientific name: Dionaea muscipula Alien) was discovered by Frenchman Guillaume Bily at the open day event held by Carniflora Nursery in May 2008. He also The same day, the Coquillage was discovered. Carniflora is a carnivorous plant nursery in the Netherlands. Guillaume really found a treasure, and he didn’t want him to come all the way to the Netherlands: D. In the ICPS information, Guillaume made the following description: “The biggest feature of the alien is, The back of all clips has an extremely curved shape, and a clip of 4-5cm can easily grow on a mature plant. The shape of the clip is easily reminiscent of the monster in the movie "Alien". The mature clips have larger teeth. The flower market catch is shorter, and there are very small tooth wings (like small wings) on both sides of the clip, and there are also teeth adhesion at the base. There are more cilia on the inside of the clip, and it needs to be asexually reproduced to maintain its characteristics. " generally. With this peculiar shape, it should have been easy. But in 2010, a game called Jaws Smiley appeared, which was almost identical to it... and its popularity rate was much better than that of Alien.
Shell flytrap
(scientific name: Dionaea muscipulaCoquillage), shell flytrap, like Alien, are both French Guillaume Bily's Carniflora nursery in the Netherlands, 2008 Discovered at an open house held in May.
The teeth of the shell are short and the lips are thick, and the clamp is generally less than 3cm. After the clip is closed, the round shape looks particularly like a shell. Hence the name Coquillage (Coquillage means shell in French). In recent years, there have been some new ones like the Green Wizard, which look very similar to shells.
Melody Shark Flytrap
(Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula KoreanMelodyShark), KMS (English abbreviation) is Dr. Gi-Won Jang and his intern at the Korean Carnivorous Plant Research Institute Bred by Max Yoon. They used a batch of flytraps from the UK labeled Shark Tooth to propagate the seeds. The purpose of the institute is not to breed new horticultural species, but to popularize and conserve Venus flytraps. They discovered this plant from 100 seedlings sown in a sterile tissue culture environment. The characteristics of KMS are very obvious, the petiole is always slender, and the shape of the teeth is also very irregular. A must-have for fans of weird flytraps. According to ICPS, the pistils and stamens of KMS flowers will not mature, so they are sterile themselves. Asexual reproduction is the only method of reproduction.
Dionaea muscipula Fused Tooth
(Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula Fused Tooth), Fused Tooth is caused by mutation in tissue culture, and was selected from tissue culture species by German Thomas Garow come out. Thomas himself is also the breeder of Sawtooth and Wacky Traps. A small number of individuals of Melttooth and Sawtooth were already circulating on the market in 1995, but the specific time of discovery is unknown, because in the late 1980s Henning Von Schmeling (the famous breeder of the B52 flytrap) had received these two traps. . The characteristic of tooth melting is that the teeth will have severe "adhesion", which is usually more obvious during the peak growth season in summer and tends to be normal in other seasons. This feature makes Meltingtooth look more evil than other Venus flytraps.
Spoon Flytrap
(scientific name: Dionaea muscipula "Louchapates"), Spoon is a batch of "fusion" sent by Frenchman Romuald Anfraix from American Peter D*Amato. "teeth" found in Venus flytraps. The information provided by ICPS describes the appearance in very detail. Unlike melting teeth, only a few teeth of the spoon will melt, and there will be forks at the melted tip. , this feature makes the spoon particularly special. In addition, the teeth of the spoon clip will be long to the end, with a slight connection at the end. This feature is somewhat similar to the cup clip.
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(Scientific name: Microdent20), the short-toothed one was also bred by the Frenchman Guillaume Bily. The short-toothed one is characterized by extremely small and numerous teeth. When the light is sufficient and the temperature difference is large, the inside of the clip will appear orange-red. 2004. When naming it, Guillaume named it Microdents, which was later changed to Microdent for unknown reasons. It also had other names like microteeth or microdentata.
Poseidon flytrap
(scientific name) : Triton), the Poseidon flytrap was cultivated by German Sven Leonhardt. This individual is similar to the cup clip, but it is much stronger than the cup clip. It is also the cup clip with the largest teeth. , and will stick together (a bit like molten teeth), and will not grow upright leaves in summer
Funnel Flytrap
(scientific name: Trichterfalle / Funnel Trap), funnel trap. The flytrap was cultivated by the German K?nig - he likes to add various plant hormones to the culture medium when cultivating the flytrap. The characteristics of the funnel flytrap are not 100% stable, and ordinary clips will sometimes grow. , and it looks pretty good when paired with the "funnel" clips it grows from time to time. When the light is sufficient and the temperature difference is large, the inside of the clips will also appear bright red.
Angel Wings Flytrap
(scientific name: Angel Wings), Angel Wings Flytrap was cultivated by German Sven Leonhardt. This product is very similar to a trap affected by herbicides, with all kinds of twists... Its clips will be opened very wide, so that they will "turn out". The teeth are short and often curved in different directions. When the light is sufficient and the temperature difference is large, the inside of the clip will also turn bright red.
Red-fingered flytraps (scientific name: Long Red Fingers), red-fingered flytraps are small traps that grow slowly and do not grow particularly large traps. But it gets red easily, the clips are relatively round, and the teeth are often stuck together. He is a very good-looking individual in the "Deformity Catcher".
Dracula flytrap
(scientific name: Dracula), a horticultural species cultivated by Trev, an Irishman, is a fruit plant selected from the offspring of the cross between G14 and tooth flytrap. Seedling. Most of the time, Dracula has short, ground-mounted leaves, with only two or three upright leaves. The back of its clip is curved into an arc, and its teeth resemble those of a toothed flytrap. When the light is sufficient and colored, the inside of the clip will be dark red, and there will be a blood-red line on the outside.