Or, the Common Martian Red Weed:
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Found nestling in the rotting hulk of an ancient oak over on the local common, not far from where one of the Martian Cylinders landed just over a century ago.
It's very rare to find a specimen, as our microbes tend to attack them as much as their spores attack our flora, so I've had to build a filtration system and bellows to keep it going:
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Dials:
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Filters:
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And the mechanism in action:
(it's a bit noisy, but I've got a replacement motor and gearbox on the way)