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Saturday, July 25th, 2015do tumbleweeds actually blow around in the southwest or is that a myth…?
!!! They do!!!
Tumbleweed is actually an invasive species from Siberia. What happens is when the soil gets too dry the roots come out of the ground and the plant curls up into a ball so that it can blow to a new spot. When it comes into contact with wet soil its roots will unfold and it will settle down.
That is ten times more fucked up than I thought. They plant themselves again? That’s neat. I always thought they were just dead leaves and twigs in a bunch.
I like this. Tumbleweeds just fuck off when they don’t like a place, they are not like other plants who have to respect your plant rules, they are rebels.
Omfg tumblr.
Invasive species from Siberia: True
When soil gets too dry the roots come out of the ground and the plant curls into a ball: Not quite. The plant grows in the ball shape from the beginning, and when it’s fully mature it dies and dries out, with the part above ground eventually breaking off and rolling off. The roots stay behind.
When it comes in contact with wet soil its roots unfold and it resumes growing: No. Just no. kropotkitten is messing with you. The broken-off tumbleweed distributes seeds. It doesn’t replant itself.
This post is a tumbleweed that rolls across the wasteland of Tumblr, bouncing from dash to dash, driven by the hot wind of breathless credulity and lols.
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