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SleeplessinSoCal

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6. I encounter weeds in our SoCal garden that are just as sticky.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:32 AM

Dec 2023

They don't hurt as much, but they attach themselves and it's nearly impossible to completely free yourself from its tiny spikes. No idea what it's called. Looks benign, but it's a total pain for taking so long to free yourself from it.

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David Attenborough encounters the most DANGEROUS plant in the desert! [View all] Ptah Dec 2023 OP

He needs metal gloves LeftInTX Dec 2023 #1

We spend a lot of time in Arizona in the colder months... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #2

texas has a few things a grade or two lower in seriousness Lithos Dec 2023 #4

LOL, we spent a lot of time in Texas too... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #5

I remember those. I grew up in the Antelope Valley. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2023 #3

I encounter weeds in our SoCal garden that are just as sticky. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #6

People jere have them in their yards. Warpy Dec 2023 #7

I lived in Tucson for over forty years. ChazInAz Dec 2023 #9

They can be nasty if you blunder into them Warpy Dec 2023 #11

My cousin left the east coast to go to school in AZ EverHopeful Dec 2023 #8

Agree that chollas are bad news. marked50 Dec 2023 #10

the spines jump at you as you walk by k55f5r Jan 2024 #12