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prickly pear cactus

Opuntia littoralis, a desert succulent

Santa Fe Island

eastern prickly pear

prickly pear cactus

cochineal insect

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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