Salsola pestifera - Russian thistle
Salsola pestifera (Russian thistle) found Rainham Essex abundant. 1. Fruit with bracts an leaf (x12), 2. Fruit enclosed in perianth (x10), 3. Seed (x9), 4. Embryo (x9), 5. Stem showing flowers an fruits and leaves, 6. Flower with two petals removed (x21), 7. Lower leaf (x7). Dandy 159/2
Picture No
12689505
Media ID
47530343
Size
2214px x 3000px
(2.1MB)
Credit
© Medici / Mary Evans
Source
Watercolour illustration by Barbara Everard (1910-1989)
Date
1958
