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Also Known As	Jacob’s ladder family • phlox family

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phlox Jacob’s ladder summer phlox perennial phlox moss pink Polemonium caeruleum annual phlox blue phlox Ericales Sarraceniaceae Pentaphylacaceae Primulaceae Tetrameristaceae Theaceae Clethraceae Actinidiaceae Ericaceae Fouquieriaceae

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Ericales: Polemoniaceae group

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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