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###¤$§^~,, THE MOSS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BLOOD ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, CLOVER" IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT NATIVE ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, TO NORTHERN EURASIA. DESPITE ITS NAME, ,,~^§$¤###
¤$§~,,,,,, IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND OF MOSS. ,,,,,,~§$¤
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###¤$§^~,, BLOOD CLOVER IS IN ITS DORMANT STATE ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM REGULAR CLOVER. ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, WHEN DISTURBED, IT PRODUCES A THICK ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, STICKY SAP THAT WILL ENSNARE ANIMALS ,,~^§$¤###
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###¤$§^~,, THE PLANT THEN FEEDS OFF OF THE ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, NUTRIENTS RELEASED. DURING FEEDING THE ,,~^§$¤###
¤$^~~~,,,, LEAVES WILL TAKE ON A REDDISH TINT, ,,,,~~~^$¤
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¤¤$^,,,,,, THE SAP HAS BEEN USED FOR TATTOOS. IT ,,,,,,^$¤¤
###¤$§^~,, IS REPORTEDLY FAINT BUT PLEASANT TO THE ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE ,,~^§$¤###
###¤$§^~,, CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ,,~^§$¤###
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