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Caribbean agave

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Also Known As	Agave

Photos

Caribbean agave

blue agave farm

Baja California: agave

Bat pollination

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Topics

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Quiz

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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