. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A shrubby, much-branched plant 1 to 2 feet high, with oppressed, silky-haired stems. Leaves alternate, with 6 to 9 narrowly oblanceolate leaflets I to 2 inches long, sometimes silvery hairy, sometimes smooth above. Flowers light- violet or purplish to almost white, in long terminal racemes. Pods densely silky hairy, f to 1 inch long, with 1 to 5 seeds. Plentiful in Foothills and Cypress Lychnis alba Miller WHITE COCKLE A biennial or short-lived perennial 1 to 21 feet high, much-branched with many sticky- haired stems. Leaves opposite, ov
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. A shrubby, much-branched plant 1 to 2 feet high, with oppressed, silky-haired stems. Leaves alternate, with 6 to 9 narrowly oblanceolate leaflets I to 2 inches long, sometimes silvery hairy, sometimes smooth above. Flowers light- violet or purplish to almost white, in long terminal racemes. Pods densely silky hairy, f to 1 inch long, with 1 to 5 seeds. Plentiful in Foothills and Cypress Lychnis alba Miller WHITE COCKLE A biennial or short-lived perennial 1 to 21 feet high, much-branched with many sticky- haired stems. Leaves opposite, ovate-oblong, 1 to 3 inches long. Flowers white, 1 inch across, with male flowers on one plant and female flowers on another. Fruiting capsule enlarging and swefling at maturity, bearing 10 teeth at top. Becoming quite common in western parts. 46. 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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