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Also Known As	Salvia

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Close-up of sage plant (Salvia officinalis) with elongated, soft, gray-green leaves growing densely on woody stems.

Sage: An herb with culinary and medicinal uses

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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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