ragweed
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"The things that survive and probably diversify will of course be the rats and the ragweed and the cockroaches ... unless some really concerted work is done to ameliorate some of the most extreme forces."
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025
At the same time, pollen records show an increase in ragweed, a shrub known to proliferate in disturbed landscapes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
Important wetlands along the reservoir, including the Velyki and Mali Kuchuhury archipelago, will suffer from desiccation, and ecologists are concerned that invasive plants, such as ragweed and goldenrod, will colonize newly exposed sediment.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2023
Urban beekeepers might want to start growing goldenrod and ragweed near their hives to keep their bees fed, and to reduce the potential damage the bees have on the environment.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
Along the edge of the path is a thicket of weeds: goldenrod, ragweed, asters, burdocks, deadly nightshade, its berries red as valentine candies.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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