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Also Known As	Tsuga

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western hemlock

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis).

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eastern hemlock western hemlock Siebold’s hemlock Japanese hemlock Pinaceae pine fir Douglas fir cedar spruce larch Keteleeria Cathaya

Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

Trees of the World

Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

Trees: Giants Holding the Sky

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