Contractors who build subdivisions sometimes seem draw words out of thin air to name streets and cul-de-sacs. Still, you have to wonder who was responsible for thinking up the name of Broomrape Lane in Havasu City, Arizona. Four houses must use it for their address. That's just one of a list of ten embarrassing addresses, whether they are streets, buildings, or apartment complexes, at Curbed. Link -via Fark
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Orobanchaceae – Broom-rape family
Genus Orobanche L. – broomrape
It's a noxious weed. And invasive to many states. We've been fighting broomrape for many decades, but as usual, broomrape is beating our... Uh... Broomrape is winning. Ouch. That's not good.