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The tumbleweed diaspore disperses seeds, but the tumbleweed strategy is not limited to the seed plants; some species of spore-bearing cryptogams—such as Selaginella—form tumbleweeds, and some fungi that resemble puffballs dry out, break free of their attachments and are similarly tumbled by the wind, dispersing spores as they go. [4] [5]
Boophone disticha is a bulbous tropical and subtropical flowering plant, endemic to Africa.Commonly called the century plant [4] or tumbleweed, [3] Boophone disticha was first collected in 1781 from South Africa by Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg and described by Carl Linnaeus as Amaryllis disticha. [2]
It is widely known simply as tumbleweed because, in many regions of the United States, it is the most common and most conspicuous plant species that produces tumbleweeds. Informally, it may be known as "' Kali or Salsola ": the latter being its restored genus , containing 54 other species, into which the obsolete genus Kali has been subsumed.
This category includes articles about plants that produce a tumbleweed. For plant common names that include the word "tumbleweed" (and variants), see Tumbleweed (disambiguation) or Category:Plant common names.
What the fall forecast looks like. Ragweed pollen is the most common fall allergy culprit. ... pigweed, sagebrush, mugwort, tumbleweed and Russian thistle, can also trigger allergies in the fall.
The Tumbleweed Tree has gained national recognition from a few publications. In December 2013, National Geographic mentioned it in an article [7] and comedian Cecily Strong mentioned the tree in a Weekend Update sketch on Saturday Night Live. [4] Lifestyle magazine Travel + Leisure has named the tree the best Christmas light display in Arizona. [8]
Just look for decorations made from wood, bamboo, cork, recycled or upcycled paper, wool, felt, and polyester. You can even hang some old or unused Christmas cards as decorations; they can be ...
Plastic bags tumbleweed by, and it feels like multiple someones are watching. Twice, a jaw-grinder with dreadful tats scuttles by murmuring, in a serious rush. Three cars go by, and a bus.