Santalales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	sandalwood order

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true sandalwood

dwarf mistletoe

European mistletoe

Conifer parasite

bastard toadflax

aromatic sandalwood

Australian Christmas tree

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Topics

Misodendraceae Opiliaceae Olacaceae mistletoe Loranthaceae Balanophoraceae Santalaceae Viscaceae Langsdorffia American mistletoe Sapindales Caryophyllales Saxifragales Proteales Apiales Cornales Gunnerales Berberidopsidales Rosales Myrtales

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