🌾 Common Hitchhiker Plants
Depending on where you live, these are some of the most common seed hitchhikers:
Beggar’s Lice (Tick Trefoil) – Small, flat, and velcro-like seeds that stick to everything.
Burdock – Large, round burrs with stiff hooks (these inspired the invention of Velcro!).
Goosegrass / Cleavers (“Sticky Willy”) – Soft, fuzzy, and sticky green seeds that cling easily.
Sandbur or Needle Grass – Sharp, pointy burrs that can even poke through socks.
If you were walking through tall grass or brush, it’s almost guaranteed you brushed against one of these sneaky plants.
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