What carnivorous plant is native only to North and South Carolina?

The Venus flytrap is the carnivorous plant native only to North and South Carolina. Its scientific name is Dionaea muscipula, and its natural range is concentrated in coastal wetlands on the southeastern United States coast.

The plant grows in wet savannahs, bogs, and sandy or peaty soils that are poor in nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Insects and other small arthropods provide supplemental nutrients, while the plant still relies on photosynthesis for most of its energy. Its native range is unusually small, generally within roughly 100 kilometres of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Despite its famous name, the Venus flytrap does not naturally occur across the entire United States. Plants grown in other regions are cultivated, introduced, or naturalized rather than part of the original range. The species is also threatened by habitat loss, fire suppression, illegal collection, and changes to wetland conditions.

The other options describe broader carnivorous-plant groups. Bladderworts use suction traps, pitcher plants use pitfall traps, and sundews use sticky flypaper traps; none is restricted specifically to the two Carolinas.