Aristolochiaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	birthwort family

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Canadian wild ginger

The fleshy, textured flower of Hydnora africana, a parasitic plant, emerges from dry, cracked soil with a rough brown outer surface and bright orange-red interior.

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Thottea Hydnoroideae Saruma Aristolochia wild ginger Hydnora European birthwort Lactoris fernandeziana Prosopanche European wild ginger Piperaceae

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