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Last Updated: Jun 10, 2025

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Extremely toxic plant capable of killing people or animals found along shore of White Rock Lake • June 6, 2025, 12:06 AM ET (CBS)

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Also Known As	false parsley • Cicuta • poison parsnip

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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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