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##§*=-~,,, TH3 ,BLU3 F1RE, 1S 4 C4RN1VOROUS PL4NT ,,,~-=*§##
###§*=-~,, L1VING MOSTLY 4T TH3 W3STERN 4LVAR (BUT ,,~-=*§###
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#§*=-~,,,, TH3 PL4NT 1S 4 D3NSE N3TWORK OF ,,,,~-=*§#
§*=-~,,,,, GR3EN-BROWN T3NT4CLE-L1K3 ROOTS, WH1CH ,,,,,~-=*§
*=-~,,,,,, 1S OFT3N C4LL3D "R4T'S T41L" B3FORE ,,,,,,~-=*
=-~,,,,,,, BLOOM1NG. 1N L4T3 JUN3, 1T QU1CKLY ,,,,,,,~-=
*=-~,,,,,, SPROUTS F3ELERS, T3N TO TH1RTY ,,,,,,~-=*
§*=-~,,,,, C3NT1METERS H1GH, F1LL3D W1TH PURPL3 ,,,,,~-=*§
#§*=-~,,,, H41RS - TH1S 1S TH3 BLU3 F1R3. TH1S ,,,,~-=*§#
##§*=-~,,, ST4G3 L4STS FOR ON3 OR TWO W3EKS, ,,,~-=*§##
###§*=-~,, D3PEND1NG ON FOOD 4CC3SS, W4T3R, ,,~-=*§###
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##§*=-~,,, OFT3N 1T'S NOT CL34R HOW F4R TH3 PL4NT ,,,~-=*§##
#§*=-~,,,, H4S SPR34D UNL3SS 1TS 1N TH3 F1R3 ,,,,~-=*§#
§*=-~,,,,, ST4G3. SUDD3NLY, 4S 1F OV3RN1GHT, WHOL3 ,,,,,~-=*§
*=-~,,,,,, F13LDS C4N B3 TURN3D 4BLAZ3 (W1TH TH3 ,,,,,,~-=*
=-~,,,,,,, S4M3 1NDIVIDU4L PL4NT, 4S W3LL)! 1N TH3 ,,,,,,,~-=
*=-~,,,,,, BLOOM1NG P34K, 1T'S NOT UNUSU4L FOR TH3 ,,,,,,~-=*
§*=-~,,,,, WHOL3 4LVAR TO B3 CONN3CTED NORTH-SOUTH. ,,,,,~-=*§
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###§*=-~,, ST4G3, TH3 BLU3 F1R3 F3EDS ON TH3 STON3 ,,~-=*§###
##§*=-~,,, 1TS3LF V14 4 SLOW CH3M1C4L 4TTR1TION. ,,,~-=*§##
#§*=-~,,,, TH1S 1S 3NOUGH TO K3EP TH3 ROOTS 4L1V3, ,,,,~-=*§#
§*=-~,,,,, BUT 4LL GROWTH 4ND PROCR34T1ON MUST ,,,,,~-=*§
*=-~,,,,,, H4PP3N DUR1NG TH3 TWO W3EKS 1N JUN3. ,,,,,,~-=*
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§*=-~,,,,, S3M1STIFF UPR1GHT F3ELERS LOOKS L1K3 4N ,,,,,~-=*§
#§*=-~,,,, 3XTENS1ON OF TH3 S34, 4ND B1RDS 4R3 ,,,,~-=*§#
##§*=-~,,, TR1CK3D 1NTO L4ND1NG OR D1VING 1NTO 1T. ,,,~-=*§##
###§*=-~,, TH3Y 4R3 QU1CKLY P4RALYZ3D BY TH3 ,,~-=*§###
####§*=-~, PO1SON ON TH3 PURPL3 H41RS, 4ND ,~-=*§####
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#§*=-~,,,, PROCR34T1ON C4N H4PP3N S3XU4LLY V14 ,,,,~-=*§#
§*=-~,,,,, SPOR3S (CRYPTOG4M1A) OR 4S3XUALLY WH3N ,,,,,~-=*§
*=-~,,,,,, TH3 ROOTS 4R3 CUT, D1VIDING 4N ,,,,,,~-=*
=-~,,,,,,, 1NDIVIDU4L 1NTO TWO. ,,,,,,,~-=
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