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Also Known As	tea family • Ternstroemiaceae

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Camellia franklinia stewartia gordonia sakaki tea plant silky camellia Gordonia axillaris mountain stewartia loblolly bay Sarraceniaceae Pentaphylacaceae Primulaceae Clusiaceae Tetrameristaceae Elatinaceae Clethraceae Actinidiaceae Ochnaceae Ericaceae

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Ericales: Sarraceniaceae group

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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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