. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A stout perennial with alternate, short- stalked, entire, lanceolate leaves 2 to 6 inches long, with lateral veins near margins. Flowers pink to purple, in long terminal racemes, with a small bract beneath each flower stalk. Fruit a 4-angled capsule 2 to 3 inches long, which splits lengthwise to release numerous tufted seeds. Common in woodlands and burnt-over forests, occasionally in moist places on open Epilobium glandulosum Lehm. var. adenocaulon (Haussk.) Fern. NORTHERN WILLOWHERB An erect perennial 1 to 3 feet high, some- times st
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A stout perennial with alternate, short- stalked, entire, lanceolate leaves 2 to 6 inches long, with lateral veins near margins. Flowers pink to purple, in long terminal racemes, with a small bract beneath each flower stalk. Fruit a 4-angled capsule 2 to 3 inches long, which splits lengthwise to release numerous tufted seeds. Common in woodlands and burnt-over forests, occasionally in moist places on open Epilobium glandulosum Lehm. var. adenocaulon (Haussk.) Fern. NORTHERN WILLOWHERB An erect perennial 1 to 3 feet high, some- times sticky. Leaves mostly opposite, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 1 to 21 inches long. Flowers pink, usually nodding when young, about i inch long, with a long ovary tube beneath the flower. Fruit a many seeded capsule H to 2 inches long, which spUts lengthwise when ripe, releasing many tufted seeds. Common in sloughs and wet 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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