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§†;«^,,,,, Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But ,,,,,^«;†§
†;«^,,,,,, It Has Spread To A Few Other Places, ,,,,,,^«;†
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^,,,,,,,,, The Plant Is A Dense Network Of ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,, Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty ,,,,,,,,,^
«^,,,,,,,, Centimeters High, Filled With Purple ,,,,,,,,^«
;«^,,,,,,, Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This ,,,,,,,^«;
†;«^,,,,,, Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks, ,,,,,,^«;†
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&§†;«^,,,, Climate. ,,,,^«;†§&
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#£&§†;«^,, Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole ,,^«;†§&£#
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§†;«^,,,,, Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ,,,,,^«;†§
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,,,,,,,,,, Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition. ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,, This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, ,,,,,,,,,^
«^,,,,,,,, But All Growth And Procreation Must ,,,,,,,,^«
;«^,,,,,,, Happen During The Two Weeks In June. ,,,,,,,^«;
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§†;«^,,,,, Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The ,,,,,^«;†§
&§†;«^,,,, Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An ,,,,^«;†§&
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#£&§†;«^,, Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. ,,^«;†§&£#
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#£&§†;«^,, Poison On The Purple Hairs, And ,,^«;†§&£#
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§†;«^,,,,, Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via ,,,,,^«;†§
†;«^,,,,,, Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When ,,,,,,^«;†
;«^,,,,,,, The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An ,,,,,,,^«;
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