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What's the proper name of this plant? (Original Post)
KS Toronado
15 hrs ago
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Jilly_in_VA
(13,626 posts)1. I need a better/closer picture to help you
Traildogbob
(12,275 posts)2. Canis sativa.
But I have no idea what the full hierarchy of classification is above Genus and species. Kingdom Plant or Animal. Not a Fungus, Monera, Protista,
Mr Whitaker did not see this coming after his 1969 kingdoms of life proposal. Science May need to revisit the classification criteria. Even add one for MAGA, what the hell are they?
vanlassie
(6,206 posts)5. canis Saliva.
Last edited Mon Dec 1, 2025, 05:31 PM - Edit history (1)
Traildogbob
(12,275 posts)7. Great one, lower case the first letter of specific epithet.
Canis saliva. I love it. Are those pot plants behind the puppy or part of the organism?
Dogs make everything great!❤️❤️❤️
Blumancru
(117 posts)3. Dogwood tree?
KS Toronado
(22,384 posts)9. I like that one!
biophile
(1,070 posts)4. Could be a dogwood! 😆
taxi
(2,655 posts)6. that would be a digenpaus
sometimes they are mistaken for a canine, the baddogger
Bluestocking
(433 posts)8. Dogweed
The easiest way to get rid of it is to offer it a treat,
sinkingfeeling
(56,896 posts)10. I think it's a Bad Dogwood.
KS Toronado
(22,384 posts)15. Now we're getting somewhere.
Faux pas
(16,004 posts)11. Lol
Simeon Salus
(1,537 posts)12. Obviously a Haitian strain.
Eating the pets. Eating the dogs...
Diamond_Dog
(39,361 posts)13. The "Bad Doggie" plant?
mercuryblues
(16,062 posts)14. Puppawampus
Not to be confused with a Catarampus.
LudwigPastorius
(13,916 posts)16. _
Fido benjamina
Bayard
(28,061 posts)17. Bernese Mountain Mud Plant
I would be really unhappy with it.
rurallib
(64,464 posts)18. Bark-a-lounger
KS Toronado
(22,384 posts)19. Good thing my keyboard has a plastic cover.
IcyPeas
(24,668 posts)20. Robert.
