Fagales

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Also Known As	beech order

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Casuarinaceae Myricaceae Betulaceae Balanopaceae Juglandaceae Nothofagaceae Ticodendraceae Rhoipteleaceae Fagaceae walnut Rosales Malpighiales Fabales Cucurbitales Zygophyllales Oxalidales Celastrales Trochodendrales Didymelales

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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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