lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1276arrow-down1message-squareTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
It’s kind of funny, I think, that a plant so closely associated with America is actually not native at all.
minus-squareDavel23@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up34·11 hours agoAlso, horses had gone extinct in North America until the Spanish brought them back in the 15th century.
Also, horses had gone extinct in North America until the Spanish brought them back in the 15th century.