No, not that cheesebush. The plant, you god-damned disgusting person. This plant resides in the desert and “has a pungent cheeselike scent.” Naturally, then, it’s called cheesebush.
- Wikipedia Commons
From Wikipedia:
Hymenoclea salsola is a flowering plant in the daisy family known by several common names, including white burrobrush, cheesebush, and desert pearl. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a common plant of the local deserts, where it thrives on sandy soil, alkaline environments, and disturbed sites. This is a perennial shrub which forms a sprawling bush up to eight feet high. It has thin branches and narrow, needlelike leaves. The foliage has a pungent cheeselike scent when crushed, a trait which gives the plant the common name “cheesebush”. It is covered in plentiful white or yellow flowers and then pearly, winged fruits in white, yellow, or pink. This species easily hybridizes with the common ragweed species Ambrosia dumosa.
Mmmm, makes me want to go eat some cheese at that new cheese shop on Cap Hill.
That’s two new things I’ve learned today. First, cheesebush is fascinating. Second, the President of Bolivia thinks chicken is a link to males becoming lady-ish (http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.a…), and now I’m wondering what are his theories about the effects on actual ladies…
i guess i’ll just listen to NPR all morning and start my own blog.
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Ambrosia Dumosa and Hymen-oh-Clea Salsa are my favorite drag queen duo, evah.
Cheese bush? I thought that was a yeast infection.