Aquifoliales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	holly order

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Clusters of bright red berries and glossy, spiny-edged green leaves on an American holly (Ilex opaca) shrub.

Fruiting Helwingia

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Topics

Aquifoliaceae holly Helwingia Japanese holly possum haw winterberry yaupon yerba maté Ilex gardneriana American holly Asterales Dipsacales Apiales

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous