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There are some plants with shrimp-like appearance and this isn't the only plant that smells like shrimp. The many-flowered Spiraea prunifolia[^3] and the Pyrus calleryana[^4] also smell a bit shrimp'y. The Pyrus calleryana is the parent family of the Bradford pear which have been planted widely and are now considered an invasive species. It is now illegal to grow, buy, or sell in many states[^5].
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There are some plants with shrimp-like appearance and this isn't the only plant that smells like shrimp. The many-flowered Spiraea prunifolia[^3] and the Pyrus calleryana[^4] also smell a bit shrimp'y. The Pyrus calleryana is the parent family of the Bradford pear which have been planted widely and are now considered an invasive species. It is now illegal to grow, buy, or sell in many states[^5].
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-We had a good chunk of our yard torn up by the equipment taking out trees and lifting the new roof on after the repairs from Hurricane Helene. I've noticed that because of it, some plants are taking advantage of the freshly tilled soil like the Japanese Stiltgrass[^6]. It's really got me to thinking about exactly what is or isn't invasive in a suburban environment though. If anything is invasive, it's us with the blowers, mowers, grass, and chemicals. A weed is pretty much any plant considered undesirable[^7]. We also have a illicium floridanum which smells like dead fish when it's in bloom. It also took me a while to notice because I had just assummed that either the osprey or the blue heron left a fish head down by the pond.
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+We had a good chunk of our yard torn up by the equipment taking out trees and lifting the new roof on after the repairs from Hurricane Helene. I've noticed that because of it, some plants are taking advantage of the freshly tilled soil like the Japanese Stiltgrass[^6]. It's really got me to thinking about exactly what is or isn't invasive in a suburban environment though. If anything is invasive, it's us with the blowers, mowers, grass, and chemicals. A weed is pretty much any plant considered undesirable[^7]. We also have a illicium floridanum[^8] which smells like dead fish when it's in bloom. It also took me a while to notice because I had just assummed that either the osprey or the blue heron left a fish head down by the pond.
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<div style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', fontSize:'small', marginBottom:'20px'}}>Illicium floridanum</div>
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<div style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', fontSize:'small', marginBottom:'20px'}}>Illicium floridanum</div>
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