Sunday, June 14, 2009

Weeds have Funny Names

I always wonder how some weeds and plants got their names. Dalmation Toadflax, Hoary Cress, Saint Johnswort, Hogpotato, Oakleaf Goosefoot, and the list goes on. 



Those damn Johnson's and their Grass


Hogpotato, why?

Hoary Cress. Is it "hoary?"

Dalmation Toadflax. It doesn't look like a dalmation or flax. Do toads really like it?

Oakleaf Goosefoot. I could maybe see the oak leaf, but the goose foot?


2 comments:

NIR - TWE said...

I've always been amazed at weed names too, it seems like someone just put some words together and decided that it was a good enough name. Weird...

Anonymous said...

one word: alcohol.

and LOTS of it. ha!