. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don SKELETONWEED. A much^branched, skeleton-like perennial 6 to 18 inches high, from tough, deep, sticky root- stock. Lower leaves linear-lanceolate, to H inches long; upper leaves smaller or reduced to scales. Flower heads of 3 to 5 florets, borne singly at branch ends, pink, i to I inch across. Seeds short, without a beak, bearing a tuft of brownish hair, often with round insect galls easily mistaken for fruit. Common on light sandy soils.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m

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. Common weeds of the Canadian Prairies;. Weeds. Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don SKELETONWEED. A much^branched, skeleton-like perennial 6 to 18 inches high, from tough, deep, sticky root- stock. Lower leaves linear-lanceolate, to H inches long; upper leaves smaller or reduced to scales. Flower heads of 3 to 5 florets, borne singly at branch ends, pink, i to I inch across. Seeds short, without a beak, bearing a tuft of brownish hair, often with round insect galls easily mistaken for fruit. Common on light sandy soils.. 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 work.. Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Research Branch. Ottawa, Queen's Printer