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Also Known As	argemony • Argemone

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crested poppy Mexican poppy rough prickly poppy Argemone grandiflora poppy Papaveraceae Hypecoeae corydalis fumitory horned poppy Dicentra Meconopsis corn poppy bleeding heart opium poppy California poppy

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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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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

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