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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
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Also Known As Coniferophyta

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giant sequoia
Conifer heights
Monterey pine
lodgepole pine
Wind pollination
Douglas fir
Plate 4: Fleshy red appendages of fruits of the yew (Taxus), which attract birds.
trees, deciduous and coniferous
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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
Trees: Giants Holding the Sky
Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World
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