Crassulaceae

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echeveria succulent

golden stonecrop

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florist's kalanchoe

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Crassulaceae: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	orpine family • stonecrop family

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echeveria succulent

golden stonecrop

asexual reproduction

florist's kalanchoe

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Topics

echeveria stonecrop kalanchoe houseleek Crassula hen-and-chicks October plant golden stonecrop donkey’s-tail jade plant Connaraceae Hamamelidaceae Paeoniaceae Cunoniaceae Saxifragaceae Rosaceae Urticaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae Ulmaceae

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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

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