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'Venus flytrap' is the common name of

A
Drosera
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Dionaea
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Urticularia
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D
Nepenthes
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Solution

The correct option is B Dionaea
Insectivorous plants are green plants but insectivorous habit develops due to deficiency of nitrogen, because these plants grow in nitrogen deficient soil usually in swamps. Some of the common examples of insectivorous plants are Nepenthes (pitcher plants), Utricularia (bladderwort), Drosera (sundew), Dionaea (Venus fly trap).
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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