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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 50 points 6 days ago (21 children)

I found Tradescantia to be named "wandering jew" (link to Wikipedia) but I can't find any etymology for Auricularia except for the fact that it's ear-shaped.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Don't the traditionally racist depictions of Jews also include large ears?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

There's a whole myth thing about the wandering jew that pops up a lot in media....

But "inch plant" is the preferred nomenclature for tradescandia.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I think so. But these are two different species, one is a flower the other is a mushroom

[–] Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Plum@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fungi aren't flowers in the same way that human beings aren't flowers.

[–] Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 days ago

human beings aren't flowers

not with that mindset

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