Labonnie ( @Labonnie@feddit.de ) to Nature and Gardening · 2 years agoMy son affectionately calls it "the alien plant"feddit.deimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up186
arrow-up186imageMy son affectionately calls it "the alien plant"feddit.de Labonnie ( @Labonnie@feddit.de ) to Nature and Gardening · 2 years agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-square ffmike ( @ffmike@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years 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-square Labonnie ( @Labonnie@feddit.de ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoIt is. The German name for it translates to king’s candle. I like it a lot.
minus-square plactagonic ( @plactagonic@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoCzech translate to " suprised plant" don’t know why.
minus-square Pyr ( @Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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)
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.
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.
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)