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,,,,,,^«:§ : BLOOD CLOVER : §:«^,,,,,,
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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 ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THAT ARE TOO WEAK TO MOVE AWAY (FROGS, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ MICE, INSECTS) AND SLOWLY MELT THEM. ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« THE PLANT THEN FEEDS OFF OF THE «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: NUTRIENTS RELEASED. DURING FEEDING THE :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:§ LEAVES WILL TAKE ON A REDDISH TINT, §:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:§$ FROM WHICH THE PLANT GET ITS COMMON $§:«^,,,,,
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,,^«:§$£#@ YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR @#£$§:«^,,
,^«:§$£#@# SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS #@#£$§:«^,
,,^«:§$£#@ WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME @#£$§:«^,,
,,,^«:§$£# TIME. , , , , #£$§:«^,,,
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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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