There has been a new invader into my all ready weedy habitat.
Its scientific name is Phyllanthus urinaria.
Common names include chamber bitter, gripe weed, leaf flower and little mimosa.
I suspect it arrived hidden in a bale of pine needles. Sneaky little weed.
It looks like tiny mimosa trees. Its little leaflets close when touched.
It has seed pods on the underside of the stems.
I have been manually removing it until my fingers cramp.
This is what I have been doing instead of watching the constant updates
on hurricane Florence.
I am an ostrich. I can only take so many models and forecasts.
According to the MAN, Florence is tremendously big and tremendously wet. Hmmmm?
I will wait in the weeds, bitter and griping.
FLO
floweralley 
I have a lovely crop of Chamberbitter. Are you to the point “why don’t they just come out and say they don’t frikkin know what Florence is going to do”? Are you home? Stay safe, this, too shall pass.
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It will be what it will be. My plants and bunnies are prepared. SYOTOS.
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Possibility of fewer leaves to rake!
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I had to look up the meaning and derivation of its name…
Phyllanthus from the Greek ‘phyllon’ meaning a leaf and ‘anthos’ meaning a flower; referring to some foreign species where the flowers grow on the edges of dilated leaf-like branchlets.
Urinaria–the urine bladder.
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Above all else, stay safe xx
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That is an old weed for me. What I hate about it, is that it makes seeds right away. Stay safe.
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I hope you are safe. ❤️
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No worries friend. I am on a high hill.
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