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American lotus sacred lotus lotus tree Ziziphus lotus blue lotus Egyptian lotus eudicotyledon pitcher plant samphire loosestrife nightshade burning bush bluebonnet crucifixion thorn bittersweet dittany gillyflower

trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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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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