The reflection of
British wildflowers in emotions.
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Yellow Rattle. Youthful.
This plant is unusual in that it is partially parasitic on
other plants. The Yellow Rattles' roots
withdraw sustenance from their neighbors. Rhinanthus Minor grows in wet meadows
and mashes. The hooded flowers are born in the axils of the upper leaves Brown
sepals are fused together to form an inflated tube of yellow petals. The common name comes because the plant rattles in
the wind when mature and dry.
Half the world's population is under twenty five years. A youthful population allows a country to
build an educated and civilized community, provides a growing market for
manufactured products and provides a large tax base to support the aging
population. However, a youthful
population strains education and health-care services, and may limit the number
of jobs in the future. When rural areas are no longer able to support the
people living there, urban areas will be undated with extra population, leading
to shanty-towns in places with a growing youthful
population like Brazil, China, Gambia, and India.
Proverb: Youth is wasted on the young.
