Laurales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	laurel order

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California laurel

Cluster of ripe green avocados (Persea americana) hanging from a tree branch with glossy leaves, set against a background of greenery and a paved path.

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Calycanthaceae Amborellaceae Atherospermataceae Monimiaceae Hernandiaceae Siparunaceae Gomortegaceae Lauraceae Hernandia Sinocalycanthus Magnoliales Canellales Piperales Ranunculales Nymphaeales Archaefructus celandine

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