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Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima).

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Also Known As	Euphorbia

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scarlet plume sun spurge spotted spurge petty spurge poinsettia devil’s backbone crown of thorns snow-on-the-mountain Euphorbia lathyris Euphorbia cerifera

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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

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

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