lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months 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-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1432file-text
arrow-up1432message-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@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
It’s kind of funny, I think, that a plant so closely associated with America is actually not native at all.
minus-squareFundMECFSlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoIt’s kinda like tomatoes being associated with italian cuisine
minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoAnd spicy chili peppers being associated with Chinese, Thai, or Indian food And potatoes being associated with Ireland… or Russia…
minus-squareFundMECFSlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 months agoOr native americans being stereotyped on horses
It’s kinda like tomatoes being associated with italian cuisine
South America right?
Yep. Western bits of SA.
And spicy chili peppers being associated with Chinese, Thai, or Indian food
And potatoes being associated with Ireland… or Russia…
Or native americans being stereotyped on horses