South Carolina § 1-1-661 - Official State carnivorous plant.
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§ 1-1-661. Official State carnivorous plant.
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea Muscipula) is the official carnivorous plant of the State.
HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 11 (S.581), SECTION 1, eff May 8, 2023.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 11, preamble, provides as follows:
"Whereas, the Venus flytrap is a small flowering perennial plant that grows in boggy areas of the Southeastern United States; and
"Whereas, the Venus flytrap is one of the most internationally recognized carnivorous plants, characterized by leaves with hinged lobes that spring shut when stimulated by insects and is dependent on a fire-maintained landscape; and
"Whereas, the Venus flytrap is federally designated as an At-Risk Species and the State of South Carolina is just one of two places in the world where the Venus flytrap is native; and
"Whereas, the Venus flytrap is considered globally imperiled and Horry County is known to have the only remaining population of the Venus flytrap in the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore, [text of Act]."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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