My favorite weird plant name is for Phlya nodiflora, commonly known as Turkey Tangle Frog Fruit. It appears to be an insignificant ground cover, but it is more important than it looks. It is the larval host for several species of butterfly including Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) and Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). It is a vine that can run for several yards along the ground and I have observed several species of birds, including bald eagles, collecting it, presumably for nesting material.
My favorite weird plant name is for Phlya nodiflora, commonly known as Turkey Tangle Frog Fruit. It appears to be an insignificant ground cover, but it is more important than it looks. It is the larval host for several species of butterfly including Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) and Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). It is a vine that can run for several yards along the ground and I have observed several species of birds, including bald eagles, collecting it, presumably for nesting material.