Dusty deformed cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol) in Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, February 26, 2012
A deformed car near North Tonti Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 22, 2006
A deformed house deposited on a car near Roffignac Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23, 2006
Deformed cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 18, 2012
Deformed trunk of a tree from Tattapanum Trail one mile north-east from Fall River. Massachusetts, April 12, 2003.
Deformed silver car near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol), Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2012
Deformed cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol) in Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2012
Deformed flowers of Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) west from Lavriki, 2 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2012
Deformed plant in a dried pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, August 10, 2019
Deformed elastic fungus Wrightoporia avellanea or may be W. austrosinensis on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 18, 2019
Deformed leaves and flowers of Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 14, 2021
An isolated cluster of cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) emerges from the deep, jagged fissures of the heavily caked mud. Unlike the healthy, spreading vegetation seen elsewhere, this specimen exhibits bizarre, highly abnormal growth, with its thick main stems aggressively twisting and winding upward in a chaotic tangle. The plant s leaves appear curled and irregularly cupped, while its reproductive stalks terminate in bare, green, thimble-like floral heads entirely devoid of the plant s characteristic yellow petals. The dramatic twisting, sudden elongation, and stunted foliage seen here are textbook symptoms of exposure to a synthetic auxin herbicide, such as 2,4-D, triclopyr, or dicamba. These systemic chemicals are frequently used in park maintenance or nearby agricultural areas to control broadleaf weeds. When absorbed, the herbicide mimics the plant s natural growth hormones and triggers uncontrolled, rapid cell division and elongation. This chemical overload forces the stems to bend and coil unnaturally--a severe stress response known as epinasty--while causing the leaves to become strapped and deformed. Near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2026
