Old Man's Garden by Brown Annora;Laviolette Mary-Beth;Black Niitsítapi (Siksika) Bishop Sidney;

Author:Brown, Annora;Laviolette, Mary-Beth;Black, Niitsítapi (Siksika) Bishop Sidney;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RMB Rocky Mountain Books
Published: 2020-05-04T23:17:15+00:00

Skeleton Weed

Lygodesmia juncea

Between the hairy, grey-leaved plants of the dry regions and the leafless, bulbous-stemmed cacti, is the queerest plant of the arid regions. It is known as the skeleton weed, or prairie pink. The stems are fat and very grey; the leaves are reduced to a minimum and are formed like tiny bracts; the florets, though numerous in other plants of the same family, are limited to five. The pale pink, rather attractive flowers, which open in the hot sunshine, last but a short time.

This flower, more than any other, should have warned men against ploughing up the prairie of the dust bowl region and planting the shallow-rooted crops which were easily destroyed by winds and shifting earth. With deep thick roots, scanty foliage and even a minimum of petals, it has adapted itself to the hard life which was too much for the softer grains.

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