Ranunculaceae

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yellow woodland anemone

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Ranunculaceae: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	buttercup family • ranunculus family

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anemone columbine buttercup monkshood baneberry larkspur Clematis meadow rue hepatica globeflower Papaveraceae Berberidaceae Eupteleaceae celandine

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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