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Also Known As	Erythrobalanus

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Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)

transverse section of northern red oak

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Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

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

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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

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous