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§†~,,,,,,, The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant ,,,,,,,~†§
$§†~,,,,,, Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But ,,,,,,~†§$
¤$§†~,,,,, It Has Spread To A Few Other Places, ,,,,,~†§$¤
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##¤$§†~,,, Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which ,,,~†§$¤##
#¤$§†~,,,, Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before ,,,,~†§$¤#
¤$§†~,,,,, Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly ,,,,,~†§$¤
$§†~,,,,,, Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty ,,,,,,~†§$
§†~,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,~†§
$§†~,,,,,, Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire ,,,,,,~†§$
¤$§†~,,,,, Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole ,,,,,~†§$¤
#¤$§†~,,,, Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The ,,,,~†§$¤#
##¤$§†~,,, Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The ,,,~†§$¤##
###¤$§†~,, Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ,,~†§$¤###
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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 ,,,,,,,,~†
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