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Cyatheaceae Cibotiaceae Dicksoniaceae Metaxyaceae Plagiogyriaceae Loxsomataceae Tempskya Plagiogyria Cyathea Cibotium conifer palm cycad ginkgo Salviniales root bonsai Moon tree How Can Some Trees Survive for Thousands of Years?Saving the World’s Largest Trees

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

Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

Trees: Giants Holding the Sky