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§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ ** ** §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ ; Blue Fire ; §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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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