Fig 177. [Wild Teasel. Dipsacus sylvestris] Huds.

Wild Teasel. Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. Achene brown, minutely hairy, 4 mm. long, oblong, square in cross-section, with four vertical ribs on the angles and four on the sides. Seed suspended, anatropous, supplied with endosperm. Introduced from Europe. A weed requiring two years from seed to seeding.


COMPOSITE FAMILY. COMPOSITAE.

Fig 178. [Yarrow. Milfoil. Achillea Millefolium] L.

Yarrow. Milfoil. Achillea Millefolium L. Flowers white; achenes white to gray, finely striate lengthwise, flattened, oblong, tapering at the lower end, straight or curved. 2–2.3 long. Most likely introduced from Europe.