Crassulaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	stonecrop family • orpine family

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echeveria succulent

golden stonecrop

asexual reproduction

florist's kalanchoe

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Topics

Crassula stonecrop kalanchoe houseleek echeveria hen-and-chicks devil’s backbone white stonecrop Sedum spurium orpine Connaraceae Hamamelidaceae Paeoniaceae Cunoniaceae Saxifragaceae Rosaceae Cannabaceae Urticaceae Ulmaceae Elaeagnaceae

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