Chudweed Scientific Name

Found out there is a plant called "chudweed" with the scientific name "Bidens hyperborea" Bidens hyperborea Bidens hyperborea (common names chudweed, estuary beggarticks,[3] northern beggar-ticks[4] or estuary bur-marigold)[5] is a

A dark-mode social media post shares the surprising scientific name of a plant called “chudweed,” followed by a cropped encyclopedia entry for Bidens hyperborea. The joke comes from the unexpectedly amusing contrast between the silly common name and the formal Latin classification, making it a reaction to discovering an oddly named real-world thing.

• @eternalclassic / 55224 2024-08-04