@lousyd to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agoTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.message-square46arrow-up1427arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1421arrow-down1message-squareTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.@lousyd to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square46file-text
It’s kind of funny, I think, that a plant so closely associated with America is actually not native at all.
minus-square@just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish11•18 hours agoWait holdup, a weed from asia, named after russia is ravaging america?
minus-square@MrShankles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•17 hours agoRussia is part of the Asian continent
minus-square@just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•17 hours agoInteresting… I always considered it to be a part of europe
minus-square@i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish7•16 hours agoIt’s a transcontinental country, like Turkey and Egypt.
minus-square@kusivittula@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•16 hours agorussia is so big it’s part of both
minus-square@RandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish1•15 hours agoSo you are saying that russia isnt a north american country? Whats next, saying that france isnt a south american country?
Wait holdup, a weed from asia, named after russia is ravaging america?
Russia is part of the Asian continent
Interesting… I always considered it to be a part of europe
It’s a transcontinental country, like Turkey and Egypt.
russia is so big it’s part of both
So you are saying that russia isnt a north american country?
Whats next, saying that france isnt a south american country?
Yep. They’re like tribbles.