Drivers can show their love for the Venus flytrap and other native plants with a new specialty license plate that supports the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation.
The specialty plate that reads “Home of the Venus Flytrap” features the state’s well-known carnivorous plant.
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The foundation gets $20 of the $30 plate fee and it has committed to using the proceeds to support native plant conservation and the restoration of healthy landscapes across the state.
The plates are expected to be available in a few months through the Division of Motor Vehicles, which gets the other $10.
The specialty plate received nearly 800 preorders before heading to the state legislature for approval. Rep. Allen Buansi, D-Orange, and Rep. Frank Iler, R-Brunswick, sponsored the plate that was included in the larger transportation bill signed by Gov. Roy Cooper on July 3, according to a release.
The plate was designed by Preston Montague, a Durham-based artist, educator, and landscape designer.
The main threats to the Venus flytrap, which can be found in longleaf pine habitats in the coastal plain and sandhills of North Carolina and South Carolina, are habitat loss and poaching, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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