i have since walked past that with two native californians. both said, "whoa! what's that?" it made me happy to know that perhaps i didn't walk past it last year. perhaps this is a rare thing for that plant to do.
yesterday, as stephanie and i walked past it on our way to recruit some of the first years for our trivia night team, she stopped and touched it. i followed suit. soft and dainty, just as expected. but when stephanie leaned in to touch, the plant rightfully stabbed her in the abdomen. she rightfully cursed it out.
so i held out my hand and ran my palm into a leaf. yes, i concluded, it was sharp.
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this is 'flor de izote'. it's the national flower of el salvador. my family's from guatemala and we use it for cooking.
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