. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Linaria vulgaris Miller YELLOW TOAD-FLAX A perennial from creeping rootstocks, 8 inches to 2 feet high. Leaves linear, alternate, stalkless, f to 3 inches long. Flowers bright- yellow, with an orange throat and a long spur at the base, in dense terminal racemes, 1 to H inches long. Introduced as a perennial snap- dragon, it is now a persistent weed. Lupinus argenteus Pursh SILVERY LUPINE. 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
. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Linaria vulgaris Miller YELLOW TOAD-FLAX A perennial from creeping rootstocks, 8 inches to 2 feet high. Leaves linear, alternate, stalkless, f to 3 inches long. Flowers bright- yellow, with an orange throat and a long spur at the base, in dense terminal racemes, 1 to H inches long. Introduced as a perennial snap- dragon, it is now a persistent weed. Lupinus argenteus Pursh SILVERY LUPINE. 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 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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