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Also Known As	pteridosperm • Pteridospermophyta

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Dicroidium Glossopteris Permian Period Carboniferous Period Mesozoic Era extinction plant gymnosperm angiosperm fern conifer cycadophyte lycophyte ginkgophyte moss Eospermatopteris Archaefructus Cycadeoidea

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