Labonnie@feddit.de to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 1 year agoMy son affectionately calls it "the alien plant"feddit.deimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageMy son affectionately calls it "the alien plant"feddit.deLabonnie@feddit.de to Nature and Gardening@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareffmike@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLooks like mullein. Pretty common roadside weed in many parts of the US. Allegedly medicinal though I’ve never tried it and wouldn’t harvest any that had been marinating in exhaust fumes.
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAlso known as toilet paper weed due to its soft velvety leaves… (Do not use as toilet paper, it’s used as a prank for new foresters. Little hairs come of the leaves and become very irritating/itchy)
minus-squareLabonnie@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt is. The German name for it translates to king’s candle. I like it a lot.
minus-squareplactagonic@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCzech translate to " suprised plant" don’t know why.
Looks like mullein. Pretty common roadside weed in many parts of the US. Allegedly medicinal though I’ve never tried it and wouldn’t harvest any that had been marinating in exhaust fumes.
Also known as toilet paper weed due to its soft velvety leaves…
(Do not use as toilet paper, it’s used as a prank for new foresters. Little hairs come of the leaves and become very irritating/itchy)
It is.
The German name for it translates to king’s candle. I like it a lot.
Czech translate to " suprised plant" don’t know why.