Dioscoreales

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Also Known As	yam order

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Nartheciaceae Burmanniaceae Dioscoreaceae Tacca yam Guinea yam winged yam Indian yam bog asphodel black bryony Asparagales Alismatales Pandanales Liliales Acorales rush grass skunk cabbage

trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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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