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Also Known As	heath order

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Cluster of blooming pink azaleas, Rhododendron roseum, with green leaves and dark foliage in the background.

Cluster of pale pink and white blueberry flowers hanging from a green stem, shown in close-up detail.

Blooming rhododendrons

sweet pepperbush

spotted touch-me-not

Cluster of blue phlox flowers, Phlox divaricata, with pale lavender-blue petals and green foliage filling the frame.

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Lecythidaceae Maesaceae Marcgraviaceae Myrsinaceae Roridulaceae Sapotaceae Styracaceae Cyrillaceae Balsaminaceae Diapensiaceae Brassicales Malvales Cornales Aquifoliaceae Cucurbitales

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