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¨¨¨¨,-:%$§  The ¨Blue fire¨ Is A Carnivorous Plant  §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£ Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But  £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨,-:%$§£##           Mostly Rocky Coasts).          ##£§$%:-,¨
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¨¨¨,-:%$§£      The Plant Is A Dense Network Of     £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%$§  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£   Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before    £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨,-:%$§£##      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      ##£§$%:-,¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£   Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This    £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%$§    Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,     §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£     Depending On Food Access, Water,     £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#                 Climate.                 #£§$%:-,¨¨
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¨¨,-:%$§£#  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£     Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire    £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%$§  Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£   Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The  £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£# Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The  #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨,-:%$§£## Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The  ##£§$%:-,¨
¨¨,-:%$§£# Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. #£§$%:-,¨¨
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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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¨,-:%$§£##    Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The     ##£§$%:-,¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#  Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£   Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are    £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%$§  Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£     They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The    £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#     Poison On The Purple Hairs, And      #£§$%:-,¨¨
¨,-:%$§£##     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ##£§$%:-,¨
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¨¨¨,-:%$§£    Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via   £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,-:%$§  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  §$%:-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-:%$§£      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      £§$%:-,¨¨¨
¨¨,-:%$§£#           Individual Into Two.           #£§$%:-,¨¨
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