Table 2.

Case study projects—name, mission, and location.

Project nameProject missionLocation
Common Studio’s Global Urbarium (Common Studio)To celebrate urban spontaneous vegetation.
To challenge negative stereotypes of weeds.
Los Angeles (main office)
GewildgroeiTo change people’s perceptions of weeds or spontaneous vegetation.Netherlands
Next Epoch Seed Library (NESL)To collect and preserve seeds of weedy species adapted to the Anthropocene.NY-NJ Metro Area
Spontaneous Urban Plants (SUP)To investigate the ecological role of weeds in the urban ecosystem.New York City