This odd plant (and another that’s fallen over behind it, or been knocked down by squirrels) has popped up in the back yard.
Maybe a leaf or two at the base, but nothing on this big, curvy, thick stalk, topped by this fuzzy ball.
The ball turns out to be made up of a bunch of small flowers.
I don’t really think it’s a triffid but you can’t be too careful when you’re dealing with an alien invasion…
I’m guessing some sort of rugged, drought resistant, desert plant that found a friendly spot in our gravel.
(My plant ID app on my iPhone has a best guess of a “wild leek” or “wild onion” – another says it’s a “chapparel yucca.” Intereting! I know that the yucca trees are protected, we had to sign a document when we bought the house acknowledging that we are aware of that and we agreed not to cut down any yucca trees. So for now, this little guy is safe from us, but the squirrels are independent agents!)
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