Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Droseraceae
Genus
Dionaea Sol. ex J.Ellis
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Dionaea muscipula J.Ellis, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 98 (1773)
Vernacular Name(s):
Venus' fly trap; Venus' mouse trap
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Ellis, J. 1773: Dionaea muscipula. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 2, (1): 98–101.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S. 2008: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2004–06. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46: 257–283.
New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society Inc. 1988: The New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society Plant List.