. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Salsola pestifer A. Nels. RUSSIAN-THISTLE An introduced annual 1 to 2 feet high. Early leaves 1 inch long, dark-green, and thread-like; later leaves shorter and broader, narrowing to a hard, sharp point. Flowers in axils of upper leaves. Seed with membranous wings. Plants usually turning reddish at maturity, breaking off and rolling with the wind. Very common across Salvia sylvestris L. WOOD SAGE A coarse, densely downy perennial 1 to 2i feet high. Leaves i to 4 inches long, oblong to ovate-lanceolate; lower leaves stalked, upper ones
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Salsola pestifer A. Nels. RUSSIAN-THISTLE An introduced annual 1 to 2 feet high. Early leaves 1 inch long, dark-green, and thread-like; later leaves shorter and broader, narrowing to a hard, sharp point. Flowers in axils of upper leaves. Seed with membranous wings. Plants usually turning reddish at maturity, breaking off and rolling with the wind. Very common across Salvia sylvestris L. WOOD SAGE A coarse, densely downy perennial 1 to 2i feet high. Leaves i to 4 inches long, oblong to ovate-lanceolate; lower leaves stalked, upper ones stalkless. Flowers in long, narrow, terminal spikes 2 to 6 inches long and i to I inch thick. Flowers deep violet-blue, petals to i inch long. Found in scattered locations. 57 68458-9—5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Research Branch. Ottawa, Queen's Printer
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