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Also Known As	Platanus

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Oriental plane tree American plane tree California sycamore London plane tree deciduous tree Platanaceae poplar birch teak oak chestnut maple ash beech buckeye alder

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

Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

Trees of the World