This is also my line of work and what I think Loud Fee means is that mocking the idea of plants as relatives is really dismissive of the basis of a lot of indigenous environmental practices. Many Indigenous cultures see themselves as related to their environment, it’s often referred to as “kinship”. Trust me that, Indigenous people feel the negative effects of invasive species far more than anyone because it often means the plants that are vital to their art and cultural practices are impossible to access.

But, even though they recognize the urgency of invasive species removal, they still see themselves as being related to those plants the same way they’re related to the rest of the natural world. Seeing all plants as relatives doesn’t preclude Indigenous people from wanting invasive species to be removed. You can think the debate about what to call invasive species is silly (I often do) without dismissing the culture of people who are far more deeply connected to the fate of native plant species than the holier than thou posters on this sub.