15 cm ruler for scale

Upright, narrow growth habit. Annual. Numerous tubular flowers from upper leaf axils. Flower colour varies from purple to greenish-white. Flower size 1 cm in length and 7 mm diameter. Leaves are opposite, oblanceolate, acute tipped, and sessile. Typical leaf size 4 cm long and 17 mm wide.

Habitat is moist prairie, edges woods, roadside ditches.

Height listed in the guides 15 to 50 cm, the plants in the top photo were 60 cm tall.

Took the above photos in July 30th and August 6th, edges of aspen woods, 20 km east of our home in Regina, SK

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