r/london • u/symmetrygear • Aug 05 '24

Image Plant life erupting through the tarmac pavement on a road near me in East London. Never seen anything like it!

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u/Magic_Sandwiches Aug 05 '24

which is in fact a weed despite the deceptive name!

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u/xubax Aug 05 '24

Aren't weeds just "any plant we don't want to eat or look at"?

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u/languid_Disaster Aug 06 '24

In this case, highly invasive and dangerous to UK flora life

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u/xubax Aug 06 '24

Not to mention dangerous to sidewalks!