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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, ,,,,~†§&¤#
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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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