Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

The common Tumbleweed which has been used to symbolize the American frontier in Hollywood movies is an invasive plant species native to Russia. They arrived through a contaminated flax shipment from Russia. The only two states that have not been infested by it are Alaska and Florida and they reportedly very tasty as a boiled vegetable or in salads.

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