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Also Known As	hornwort order

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Ceratophyllum submersum

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hornwort coontail Ceratophyllaceae aquatic plant angiosperm magnoliid clade Ranunculales Nymphaeales Proteales monocotyledon Trochodendrales Buxales Amborellales Chloranthales parasitic plant

trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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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