Cordaites: Quick Facts

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Pennsylvanian Subperiod fossil Cordaitaceae Baragwanathia Eospermatopteris Archaefructus Cycadeoidea Lepidodendron prefern Rhynie plant Cycadeoidophyta seed fern Sigillaria

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

Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

Trees: Giants Holding the Sky

Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

Trees of the World