Tom Jolly
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I was using an app to ID the wide variety of plants that make up my so-called lawn (17+ species), and came across this tiny, vibrant blue flower. The app told me it was glandora prostrata, and I thought, who names a flower after a prostate gland?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glandora_prostrata
10:27 PM - May 18, 2023
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Susan
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In response to Tom Jolly.
Sounds like my "lawn." I wish I had something as pretty as Glandora instead of the invasive non-native weed from you-know-where.

I studied botany. The second scientific name is usually a Latinized adjective (prostrata=prostrate) or it is a Latinized version of the botanist's spouse's name. Aww.
07:50 PM - May 25, 2023
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Tom Jolly
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Not knowing what state you're in, I'm not sure what non-native invasive species you have in mind. When I was in CA, it was mustard, huge beautiful fields of wild mustard, which I understood to be non-native. Now I'm in WA, and it's huge, beautiful fields of Scotch Broom. It's hard to hate it.
12:43 AM - May 26, 2023
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Susan
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I'm in western Oregon; we have Scotch broom, ivy, lesser celandine, all kinds of lovely invasives. But the new one is shiny geranium (Geranium lucidum). https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/animals-and-plants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/shi...
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09:18 PM - May 26, 2023
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