Is This A Venus Flytrap?

My partner bought me a venus flytrap seed box-I have planted it in soil for carnivorous plants. And this has grown but it looks nothing like any venus flytrap pictures that I have found.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 06/28/2022 @ 10:43 am

Well… It isn't a flytrap, but it is a Drosophyllum lusitanicum, it looks like! I think I see small heads forming, already. These are carnivorous, but in a different way than a flytrap would be.

This article will give you an idea of the general care that they require:

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