Piperaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	pepper family

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Fruits of the black pepper plant

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Piper Peperomia black pepper Piper methysticum Piper cubeba betel pepper Peperomia pellucida baby rubberplant Peperomia argyreia Piperales Aristolochiaceae

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