It would seem that what can be hidden behind such a small and primitive word? Nothing noticeable and unexpected, so, a simple word. However, it is not. And besides, it has more than one meaning. So what is stupid?
Native to Africa
Ethiopian lobelia grows in sultry and exotic Africa. The plant is poisonous, its milky sap causes severe vomiting. It grows in Peru, Ethiopia, as well as Chile and the West Indies. Ethiopia has many bamboo forests with various shrubs growing around its edges. This is a tree-like heather, an Abyssinian rose, etc. And here along the edge of these shrubs lobelia was attached.
The plant prefers the cool climate that occurs in Africa at an altitude of 2500–3500 m above sea level. The average temperature does not exceed + 14 degrees. Lobelia easily tolerates lower temperatures. Even where snow falls, she feels great.
Lobelia, or dumb, is a poisonous plant. In Chile, they bypass the tenth road. Some varieties are so poisonous that you can even be poisoned by flower vapors. They have a very bizarre appearance, as if it were a Jurassic tree.
Indoor stupid
Few people know what stupid is in floriculture. This is an indoor annual plant. Lobelia erinus, true lobelia with cascades of blue, blue and white inflorescences is a very unpretentious flower. Belongs to the bell-family, shoots are woven and bloom beautifully. More recently, breeders have cultivated the Chilean savage. Now lobelia, or dull, grows beautifully in containers. Her red flowers in contrast with large green leaves look amazing! Some types of lobelia are considered medicinal, of which they make drugs.
Tupa is a leisurely river.
Residents of the western part of Ukraine know what "stupid" is. This is a river that flows in the Ternopil region, its length is 44 km. On both sides of the reservoir is the urban-type settlement Tolstoye (Tovste). The river is leisurely, in December it is covered with ice, and in February and early March, ice drift begins on it. It has economic value. In its upper part there are many fish.
The lower part of the river is cut by picturesque canyons. They are part of the tourist routes and rafting on the rivers of Ukraine. What attracts outdoor enthusiasts to these places? Huge boulder stones in the valley of the Tupa River, picturesque canyons and caves, pristine nature, remoteness from roads and human activities. Tupa flows into Seret, then merges with the Dniester, the waters of this small rivulet are lost in the vast Black Sea.
Now you know what stupid is. This is the name of the African plant and river in Ukraine.