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Also Known As	water lily order

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Amazon water lily

See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed

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Cabombaceae water lily Barclaya Trithuria Victoria Nymphaea Nuphar fanwort Amazon water lily North American white water lily magnoliid clade Ranunculales monocotyledon Amborellales Ceratophyllales Chloranthales Magnoliales Laurales parasitic plant flower

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

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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