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Acorns and leaves of white oak (Quercus alba) temperate softwoods and hardwoods selected to show variations
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Also Known As Quercus alba • stave oak

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Acorns and leaves of white oak (Quercus alba)
temperate softwoods and hardwoods selected to show variations
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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
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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
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Weed. Flower. Taraxacum. Dandelion. T. officinale. Close-up of yellow dandelion flowers.
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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
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