Carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap or Dionaea muscipula.
The Dionaea muscipula or Venus flytrap, carnivorous plant. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Majoli from John Hill's "Decade of Curious and Elegant Trees and Plants" (1786). It had first been published in London in 1773. The new edition had 10 hand-coloured botanical plates by P. Maioli (Majoli) engraved by Giuseppe Bianchi and depicted unusual plants such as carnivorous pitcher plants and Venus flytraps for the first time.
Size: 2275px × 3457px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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