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The Nepenthales are an order of dicotyledons, including
several kinds of carnivorous plants. Under the older Cronquist system, three families were placed here:
Newer systems abandon the order, treating the Sarraceniaceae in the Ericales and
the other families in the Caryophyllales. Although all these plants are
carnivorous, their methods of capturing food differ. Among the Droseraceae, the sundews catch insects with adhesive droplets and
the Venus Flytrap captures them interlocking teeth. The other families
include pitcher plants, which drown their prey.
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