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niko@gts.niko.lgbt ("Niko") wrote:

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reddit post from InBaggingArea so my HOA sent me a violation notice for an "unsightly weed" in my front yard. $50 a day until it's removed. i was gonna just pull it but it looked unusual so i took a photo and ran it through a plant ID app. then a second one. then i started googling. turns out this “unsightly weed" is a federally protected endangered wildflower. FEDERALLY. PROTECTED. i contacted my state's wildlife agency and they sent a biologist who confirmed it. she was genuinely thrilled. took soil samples, called a colleague. i'm standing there watching this woman have the best day of her career over a plant my HOA wanted me to rip out. long story short, that patch of my lawn is now officially protected habitat. i have paperwork saying i'm legally required to not mow or disturb it. the HOA's fines? evaporated. they can't touch it. i can't even touch it. the biologist mentioned the flowers will likely spread next spring. i have never rooted for a weed harder in my life u/boogiemanspud you defeated a small bureaucracy by summoning a much larger one. that's a boss fight strategy. u/SingingTurnip that weed now has stronger legal protection than any homeowner in the neighborhood.