. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A low annual, sometimes spreading to 2 feet, with alternate, broad, oblong, pale bluish-green leaves, I to 2i inches long. The ocrea or sheathing stipules silvery and translucent. Flowers small, in clusters in leaf axils. Seeds 3-angled achenes. Common in waste places seeming to thrive with trampling. Polygonum convolvulus L. WILD BUCKWHEAT. An annual with a taproot and weak twining stems. Leaves alternate, arrow-shaped, pale- green, i to 2 inches long, pointed at the tip, and with sheathing stipules called ocrea. Flowers small, without petals,
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A low annual, sometimes spreading to 2 feet, with alternate, broad, oblong, pale bluish-green leaves, I to 2i inches long. The ocrea or sheathing stipules silvery and translucent. Flowers small, in clusters in leaf axils. Seeds 3-angled achenes. Common in waste places seeming to thrive with trampling. Polygonum convolvulus L. WILD BUCKWHEAT. An annual with a taproot and weak twining stems. Leaves alternate, arrow-shaped, pale- green, i to 2 inches long, pointed at the tip, and with sheathing stipules called ocrea. Flowers small, without petals, greenish or pink, in small racemes in leaf axils or at ends of stems. Seed black, 3-angled, about i inch long. Introduced from Europe but very common in cultivated land. 52. 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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