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Also Known As	Adansonia

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Baobab trees growing in the wooded-grassland area of Senegal in West Africa.

Avenue of the Baobabs

Grandidier's baobab

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Adansonia suarezensis Adansonia kilima Grandidier’s baobab Adansonia madagascariensis Adansonia perrieri fony baobab Adansonia za baobab boab Malvaceae linden Cola durian hibiscus abutilon Corchorus bottle tree mallow

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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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