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Single Pogonia ophioglossoides, or snakemouth orchid, with three pale pink petals and a fringed, deep purple lip, set against a blurred green background.

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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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