Oxalidales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	wood sorrel order

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Common wood sorrel

Close-up of a whole yellow carambola (star fruit) next to a cross-section slice showing its distinctive five-pointed star shape.

Chile lantern tree

Western Australian pitcher plant

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Topics

Cephalotaceae Connaraceae Cunoniaceae Jollydora Oxalis Geissois racemosa oca Aglaea emetica Aglaea lamarckii Aglaea villosa Rosales Malpighiales Fagales Fabales Cucurbitales Zygophyllales Celastrales

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