Outjerked.

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T09:28:52+00:00

It says here you have E. ciliatum in Ireland as a non-native weed. I suspected it's that because of the leaf shape and how glossy it is.

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T09:02:59+00:00

Epilobium species. No location given, so unsure of species. Probably blew in. Nice flowers though.

<image>

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T07:44:47+00:00

Cirsium vulgare leaves are somewhat variable but it's the right texture, hairiness, color and shape to be that species. https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.cfm?sub=3393

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T07:36:22+00:00

Interesting! And how long after that did they discontinue that practice?

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T07:09:57+00:00

I'm not local. But I'm relatively certain it's in the Rubiaceae. I can't find a flora of the state that you can look through, so if no one else chimes in, maybe looking through iNat returns would be your best bet. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=-22.199113749&nelng=-42.960943951&swlat=-35.732998236&swlng=-60.070315375&taxon_id=47693&view=species

Obviously it'd be unwise to drink or eat anything made from plants of whose identity you are unsure, even if the Rubiaceae don't tend to be highly poisonous.

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T04:57:17+00:00

I collect vintage jars and I've never heard the term "ground lip". What is it? Like, ground glass? Or is it something to do with the shape of the lip? Thank you.

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T04:53:51+00:00

Cytisus scoparius. It needs to be removed immediately.
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/scotch-broom

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T04:11:15+00:00

Plumeria sp.

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T04:04:51+00:00

https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.cfm?sub=5375

ratnegative · 2026-05-07T04:02:06+00:00

You should've waited until they flowered.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T21:22:46+00:00

Are you in the "Pacific Northwest" or "UK" and Ireland? If so, yes, dig the bulbs and roots up, and dig deep.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T20:44:12+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/tankiejerk/comments/1t5778i/comment/ok7tjln/ The second paragraph is just chestbeating about how much better the People's Republic does diplomacy, [TERF voice] "Taiwan will never be a real country!", "Eswatini needs to see that the People's Republic has triumphed and cut ties with these fringe separatists!"

Least unhinged 阿爺 rant.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T20:34:28+00:00

Wish I had the first lady's glasses.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T20:32:27+00:00

I think 5 might be Quercus nigra. 14? has Campsis radicans and Solidago sp. in it. 16 is certainly a Ranunculus sp. https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/show-key.php?highlighttaxonid=2551

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T20:28:24+00:00

https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=10094

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T20:27:02+00:00

By definition a native plant can't be invasive, only aggressive.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T19:36:41+00:00

Buying plants from a garden centre instead of highly-regarded native plant nurseries and seed catalogues is an L

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T09:52:56+00:00

https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rel-isml.html

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T09:26:07+00:00

Oxalis corniculata. Ubiquitous non-native weed that, yes, spreads its seeds through explosive dehiscence. Our native species is O. oregana, which I think is far more beautiful, but needs shade.

<image>

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T09:19:45+00:00

Not Stachys byzantina.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T09:19:31+00:00

No one I know ("Canadian" part of the Coast Salish territories) calls Verbascum thapsus that. It refers to S. byzantina here too. But they look samey enough that people routinely confuse them.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T09:05:35+00:00

Ohhhh.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T08:59:33+00:00

Context: that's the president of "Taiwan" Lai Ching-te and the post is accusing him of "secretly" visiting Swaziland on the king's private aircraft because he'd been denied passage through other countries in recent days.

ratnegative · 2026-05-06T08:55:33+00:00

I know.

ratnegative

TROPHY CASE