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Shrubs
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Foxtails
Meaning: Blood of my blood
Ptilotus | Inland Australia
Tjulpun-tjulpunpa (Pit.) are small shrubs that form spikes of purple flowers covered in dense white hairs. Leaves are covered in closely packed star-shaped hairs that slow the rate of water loss. Traditionally, women used the soft furry flowers to line wooden bowls in which babies could be carried.
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― The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
― The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
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The size and height of the tree determines how heavily the ground will shake when it falls. The cassava tree falls and not even the pests in the forest are aware. The baobab tree falls and the whole forest looks empty! Such is human life!
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― The Great Hand Book of Quotes
― The Great Hand Book of Quotes




































