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There are fewer than 33,000 Venus flytraps living in the wild, and they're all in North Carolina.

Random FactsCuriousOnecarolina, fewer, flytraps, living, north, than, there, Venus, wildComment
There are fewer than 33,000 Venus flytraps living in the wild, and they're all in North Carolina.
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The species is classified as "vulnerable" by the National Wildlife Federation.[32] In 2015, there were estimated to be fewer than 33,000 plants in the wild, all within 75 miles (121 km) of the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, and all on sites owned by The Nature Conservancy, the North Carolina state government, or the US military.[33]In 2014, the state of North Carolina passed legislation to classify the theft of naturally growing Venus flytraps in some counties as a felony.[34]

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