In film, it usually goes something like this: Two cowboys are in a standoff on opposite sides of a deserted town road. All is quiet, and a brown tangle of weeds rolls across the screen, kicking up dust and cutting the tension. The tumbleweed would seem a background actor here – quiet, benign, and quickly off screen. The clear danger is whichever weapon the cowboys are carrying. But in reality, it’s the tumbleweed you should watch out for.

Further reading:

PBS
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/...

NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...

Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/california-c...

CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/us/tum...

KOAA
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-co...

NHM
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/tumble...

Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn...


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