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Description	English: A fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) seed pod bursting open when it's squeezed gently at the tip with a pair of tweezers. Plant picked and filmed in Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The filming was done indoors because of the permanent windy conditions in the area. First part is in normal speed and the second part is the same even but slowed down significantly.
Date	23 July 2024, 20:10:16
Source	Own work
Author	W.carter

Camera location	58° 23′ 02.84″ N, 11° 28′ 25.45″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	58.384122; 11.473736

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English: A fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) seed pod bursting open when it's squeezed gently at the tip with a pair of tweezers.

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English: A fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) seed pod bursting open when it's squeezed gently at the tip with a pair of tweezers.

Slovenščina: Semenski strok ozkolistnega ciprja (Chamerion angustifolium) se odpre, ko ga na koncu nežno stisnemo s pinceto.

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