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What is this evil plant? (pxlfdde.fsn1.your-objectstorage.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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This plant assaulted me with prickly spores. I think the other spores might be related. Zone 6b

https://pxlfdde.fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/public/m/_v2/791175513466675946/758e75a50-ddd61a/yZUZBfe1uPud/1PEk8Vd0XguzHAu7FMgYkvznUMPEIAzntlHLzmBC.jpg

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https://pxlfdde.fsn1.your-objectstorage.com/public/m/_v2/791175513466675946/758e75a50-ddd61a/U4oC0LlC2wpm/xrssZcDgVvrhosxS9eXmzlic4XWchOYGYfPeqVwD.jpg

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

We have a relative of it here in northern Japan where the dialectal term for it is 'baka'. This also means 'idiot' but I'm unsure if that's just coincidental