False mermaid-weed.” Glynn has been searching for this plant “a little bit obsessively ... To say its white flowers are small is an understatement — they are the size of a pin head.

According to the BBC, researchers were inspired to name the plant after "The Little Mermaid," a story by Hans Christian Anderson that became a 1989 animated Disney movie. “Indian Scientists ...

According to a social media post from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the flowers of false mermaid weed are ... there was this weird little plant in the corner of the frame.

"When I opened up the photo that she had sent, there was this little weird plant in the corner of ... been identified and collected. False mermaid-weed flowers are very small, about a centimeter ...

Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Mermaid Avenue blossomed into an outdoor ...