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"Once hailed as a ‘handsome’ import, this most rampant of plants has come to be seen as a sinister, ruinous enemy" Those importers should have taken the name "
by UberFly 3y ago
"Once hailed as a ‘handsome’ import, this most rampant of plants has come to be seen as a sinister, ruinous enemy"
Those importers should have taken the name "knotweed" into account.
- troymc 3y agoMaybe they heard "not weed".
- UberFly 3y agoWe have this lovely new plant, Strangleweed Landchoker
- incompatible 3y agoPerhaps the Japanese name is more appealing.
- macleginn 3y ago"In Japanese, the name is itadori (虎杖, イタドリ). The kanji expression is from the Chinese meaning 'tiger stick'. One interpretation of the Japanese name is that it comes from 'remove pain' (alluding to its painkilling use), though there are other etymological explanations offered." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynoutria_japonica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynoutria_japonica)
- gerbilly 3y ago'Dog Strangling Vine' is a nasty invasive in north america. https://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/plants/dog-strangling-vine-2/ https://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/plants/dog-strangli...
- hinkley 3y agoI’m sorry Frye, but astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all. What’s it called now? Urectum.