Does anyone happen to know what plant this is? It popped up it my untamed garden area also known as my weed garden.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    18 days ago

    You should try out the iNature app. It’s great for getting help identifying plants and animals, and the uploads are used for scientific studies.

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          17 days ago

          I’ve been using inaturalist so I bother my scientist friend less, it’s cool! Unfortunately my two pictures of unknown bushes got no information, but everyone knows spotted lanternflies really really well! But I knew those already…

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          17 days ago

          That’s it. I’m terrible at remembering names, unless it’s a dog or a cat.

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    18 days ago

    “Tansy is on Minnesota’s “control” noxious weed list, which means efforts are supposed to be made to control its spread, but there aren’t really any programs in place to make that happen, let alone eradicate it.”

    https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-tansy

    It appears that I should eliminate it as it is an invasive species. I do like it better than the 10 other invasive species in that same garden bed though.

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    16 days ago

    Looks like tansy! Don’t eat it. Wear gloves if you remove it, and wash your hands thoroughly if you handle it. It’s native to the west, but also is poisonous.

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      16 days ago

      Too late, I made soup with it.

      Just joking of course, thank you for the warning. I noticed it was listed as an invasive species so I removed it but without gloves.

      I’ll know better for next time

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        16 days ago

        It’s a cool plant. I’ve almost memorized my favorite plant book. Almost. Apparently it’s not actually native, it’s introduced from Europe!

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          15 days ago

          Yeah it’s crazy how many “common” plants we think of as native are actually European imports! Tansy’s been here so long (since the 1600s) that it feels native. For anyone dealing with invasive tansy, check out some portable power stations on gearscouts.com to run electric trimmers in remote areas - way better than fighting it by hand.

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            15 days ago

            This makes me think of a volunteer group on the island that removes Scottish broom.

            Someone missed this plant and brought it over apparently.