What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 2–5 in range. Length of the complete leaf ending in the trap; not the trap alone. Growth varies with conditions; this is a horticultural range midpoint, not a population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- leaf length
- Reference value
- 3.5 in
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 0.0889 m
- Variant
- Leaf including trap
- Source range
- 2–5 in
- What the range means
- Length of the complete leaf ending in the trap; not the trap alone.
Put the length in perspective
One Venus flytrap — leaf represents approximately 1.04 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
Venus flytrap — leaf · 0.0889 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m