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Also Known As	Larix

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Tamarack (Larix laricina)

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Venice turpentine Japanese larch tamarack western larch Gmelin larch Larix griffithii European larch Larix decidua ‘Pendula’pyrophyte deciduous tree pine poplar birch fir teak chestnut oak maple ash beech

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