Myrtales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	myrtle order

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Australian gum tree (Eucalyptus).

Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

purple loosestrife

Indian almond (Terminalia catappa)

Mangrove pneumatophores

An inferior ovary at the base of the flower of Fuchsia precedes the floral tube formed by the four sepals and four petals.

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Oliniaceae Alzateaceae Combretaceae Crypteroniaceae Lythraceae Memecylaceae Melastomataceae Penaeaceae Onagraceae Myrtaceae Rosales Sapindales Fabales Brassicales Malvales Cucurbitales Celastrales Geraniales Crossosomatales Vitales

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