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Also Known As	Liliopsida • monocot • Monocotyledonae

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Agave angustifolia plant with long, narrow, pointed green leaves edged in white, growing among rocks outdoors.

Tall green bamboo stalks rise from a mossy forest floor in the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan, with sunlight filtering through the dense stems.

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