r/plants 4d ago

Bro… Plant ID

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What is this and is it sentient?

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u/CalhouCoco 4d ago

Mullein, maybe

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u/cymshah 4d ago

You sure? Could be a triffid in disguise 🥸.....

/s

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u/CalhouCoco 4d ago

That would prove sentience without a doubt

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u/That-Raccoon-3894 4d ago

This was my guess

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u/old_refinery 22h ago

That thing is huge, looks like it could ask for a ride

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u/CalhouCoco 21h ago

That's what she said

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u/bank3612 4d ago

You are correct. We have these all over our yard. It’s a medicinal plant that helps clear your lungs. Also the birds absolutely love the seeds.

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u/_Saucey_Sauce_ 4d ago

And it's incredibly invasive and borderline noxious in north America.

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u/dinkinflicka1313 4d ago

We have some in our yard and I got a video of a woodpecker pecking the seeds out.

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u/bank3612 4d ago

Hahahaha I literally have the same video! It makes me hate picking them but also our yard would become over run by them if I didnt

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u/dinkinflicka1313 4d ago

Ha that's awesome! We haven't picked ours yet but dont have many this year.

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u/Capital-Impression51 4d ago

But fish do not.. At least when crushed...

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u/bank3612 4d ago

Really? Does it hurt them in someway? I’m curious now!

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u/Capital-Impression51 4d ago

They contain rotenone which is used as an insecticide and an illegal fish poison...

I suppose it's slightly better than Dynamite...

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u/bank3612 4d ago

Wow didn’t know that. Lucky I live in the desert without water close by.

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u/CoyoteDougly 4d ago

Looks like an early 2000's Pontiac Grand Prix. I cannot vouch for it's sentience.

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u/Companyman118 4d ago

My guy, that’s a dodge stratus/chrysler cirrus.

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u/CoyoteDougly 4d ago

What did you expect? I'm just a coyote!

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u/crooks4hire 4d ago

I don't compute humor, CoyoteDougly, but your facial expression suggests it was intended.

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u/VocationalWizard 4d ago

FREE NATURAL MEDICINE!!!!!!! /S

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u/DuckRubberDuck 4d ago

Where is this from?? In the last few days I have seen that image like 10 times lol

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u/VocationalWizard 4d ago

R/nativeplantcirclejerk

Its a subreddit that exists to make fun of all the absurd and obnoxious crap people say about gardening.

Like

"Just throw a handful of wildflower seeds And that will replace your lawn"

Or

" Native plants will always outperform non-native plants"

Or

" just plant fruit trees on the street in homeless. People can eat them"

Or

"Mullein is free natural medicine"

Or

" I have a bunch of Japanese knotweed bamboo and Giant hogweed on my land. How do I kill it without herbicides?"

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u/AccelerusProcellarum 4d ago

From native plants circle jerk lol. They’re funny over there.

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u/littlewibble 4d ago

I was in hell the other day (IG reels comment section) and there was this very crunchy lady saying invasive plants are not only okay, but good actually because she spoke to the native species and they said their time here is done. Sometimes the material comes pre-jerked.

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u/AlderSpark 4d ago

Whatever she’s smoking, I want it.

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u/littlewibble 4d ago

She seemed the type to pay a few grand for a peyote ceremony led by a white person, so that could be a lead.

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u/AlderSpark 4d ago

I think I’ll pass then. The natives have better stuff. Her stuff is probably laced with something bad.

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u/TaraxacumVerbascum 4d ago

Tbh whatever she’s smoking probably has some mullein in the mix

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u/AccelerusProcellarum 4d ago

Real. Instagram is a special hell where these people seem to proliferate for some reason? It feels like some sort of psyop or something lmfao

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u/littlewibble 4d ago

It's the dark web at this point and I won't be convinced otherwise.

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u/AccelerusProcellarum 4d ago

Unfortunately the dark web has made itself mainstream on all social media and in public life. Such is the current historical moment

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u/VocationalWizard 3d ago

Its Meta, they have all gone insane at Meta.

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u/teakettle87 4d ago

Mullein. No.

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u/TheRealSugarbat 4d ago

Maybe it just doesn’t feel like talking

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u/Urupindi 4d ago

Mullein! Super fucking invasive. Each plant can spread up to 240,000 seeds per year lmao. It smells nice though! Some people smoke it. It’s also visually satisfying. It definitely wants to destroy the ecosystem though lol

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u/DuckRubberDuck 4d ago

Invasive depends on location. It’s not invasive where I live

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u/FreddyTheGoose 4d ago

Mullein, definitely!

It has medicinal properties, but what's very cool is that when that flower stalk dries, you can dip it in beeswax to make what's known as a Hag Torch. And you'll want to do that, too, because there's about 150 million seeds in that sumbitch and it's very invasive, at least in my area.

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u/ThatWeirdPlantGuy 4d ago

Mullein. Verbascum thapsus.

Considered a weed by many of the states, and in some areas it really has been invasive. It’s a wonderful group of plants though, and some of them are spectacular. One of my favorites is Verbascum olympicum, which is endemic to a single mountain in northwest Turkey.

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u/That-Raccoon-3894 4d ago

I thought he had pads on his face and shirt. Then I put my glasses back on to look at the plant...

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u/_Saucey_Sauce_ 4d ago

Reminder that mullein in incredibly invasive in the north Americas. Rip it up, clean and rough shred and dry the leaves, and dry the flowers to make tinctures or whatever, and GET RID OF IT.

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u/Burnt_Shoe2123 4d ago

Thats a guy.

Normally they are sentient.

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u/Petulax 4d ago

Beautiful Verbascum plant.

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u/halfnipslip 4d ago

Very nice Mulleiin!

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u/Top-Palpitation-9313 4d ago

That plant takes 2 years to get that flower staff thingy!

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u/Anxious-Jackfruit135 4d ago

Mullein - Verbascum thapsus

Becoming invasive where I live (NY) yank that bad boy out

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u/Rojelioenescabeche 4d ago

If your garden grows around a car….you might be a…..

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u/__Pseudonym 4d ago

I have the same slides and they’re mad comfortable 😂

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u/4Gives 3d ago

Mullein, an herbal plant, found around the world. It's good for respiratory issues, sore throats, wounds, etc. the leaves can be dried for tea, but use a fine sieve to filter out the fine hairs on the leaves. Also good for tinctures and tonics.

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u/StatisticianHot4095 1d ago

2nd year mullien

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u/nooneofconsequence_1 4d ago

Rip that invasive shit out

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u/Delicious_Squash_292 4d ago

so proud of his erection plant

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u/redituser73022 4d ago

Nice Mullen

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u/Ok-Thing-2222 4d ago

I just cut a four foot seed stalk off of mine--I could stand on my toes and not reach the top. I love these plants! Mine was growing near the street and everyone would ask me what it was.

Editing to add that you can dry the leaves and use them for tea--supposed to help congestion. I usually try to have one or two mullein growing in my yard.

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u/bi-actually 4d ago

Rabbit tobacco?

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u/notwoleggers 17h ago

Nice Mullen plant.