Ophrys: Quick Facts

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Close-up of a Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) with a dark maroon, insect-shaped flower and dewdrops on green sepals, photographed in the Isar river flood plains, Bavaria.

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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

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