10 plants with rude (but hilarious) names

One of our colleagues sent us an amusing e-mail earlier this week and, to be fair, it made us snigger. So, for something a bit different, here are 10 plants with rude (but hilarious) names. If you are easily offended, we would like to apologise in advance.

1. Stiffcock - Botanical name: Diospyros crassenevis

2. Shagbark - Botanical name: Carya ovata

3. Cockhold Herb - Botanical name: Bidens connata

4. Sausage Tree - Botanical name: Kigelia africana

5. Family Jewels Milkweed - Botanical name: Asclepias physocarpus

6. Knobweed - Botanical name: Hyptis capitata

7. Shaggy Soldier - Botanical name: Galinsoga ciliata

8. Sticky Willy - Botanical name: Galium aparine

9. Nipplewort - Botanical name: Lapsana communis

10. Virgin Thistle - Botanical name: Cirsium virginense

Not the most high-brow thing you'll read today but we hope it made you smile.

This story was published on: 07/03/2024

Image attribution: Pexels.com (Free)

Links to external, or third party websites, are provided solely for visitors' convenience. Links taken to other sites are done so at your own risk and Garden Help accepts no liability for any linked sites or their content. When you access an external website, keep in mind that Garden Help has no control over its content. Any link from us to an external website does not imply or mean that Garden Help endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. Garden Help does not give any representation regarding the quality, safety, suitability, or reliability of any external websites or any of the content or materials contained in them. It is important for users to take necessary precautions, especially to ensure appropriate safety from viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other potentially destructive items. When visiting external websites, users should review those websites' privacy policies and other terms of use to learn more about, what, why and how they collect and use any personally identifiable information. Hyperlinks and hypertext links are provided on our website to promote easy access to the variety of information and services provided. We accept no liability arising out of the use of such links, including: misuse or misunderstanding of these hyperlinks and hypertext links and web site navigational methods third party interpretation of data or information which is distributed around the web site and reached using hypertext and hyperlinks third party understanding of or use of the navigational structure of the site or the interpretation of distributed information on the site We may revise this disclaimer at any time, without prior notice, by updating this web page.

We work hard to make sure that every image is used properly and according to the creator's wishes. If you feel that there is a attribution or copyright issue, please Click Here IMMEDIATELY

All Gardening News