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Tropical Torchwood

  • October 12, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Found in tropical areas of the Americas, torchwood plants are small, sweet-smelling trees that contain a lot of resin, which makes them burn well. Many birds eat the dark, cherry-like fruit, and one Florida species is the food source for the endangered Schaus swallowtail butterfly.

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