white+cockle

**__Scientific Name:__** //Lychnis Alba, Silene latifolia, Silene alba// **__Common Name(s):__** //White cockle, White campion// **__Family:__** //Caryophyll aceae (pink)// **__Origin:__** //White cockle was introduced from Europe// **__Identification//://__** //Biennial or short-lived perennial with thick fleshy roots, reproducing only by seeds. Fragrant, showey flower white, about 2 cm in diameter, 5 notch pedels.// **__Characteristics:__** //The white cockle spreads by seed pods// //.// //(Why is it a weed? What makes your weed successful? What gives it a competitve advantage? Be thorough... how plants adapt and survive in their environment are one of the things that make them interesting.)// **__Habitat:__** //White cockle grows in cultivated crops (especially legumes and grains), hayfields, fields, disturbed areas, railroads, and roadsides at low to mid-elevations in British Columbia.// **__Control/ eradication recommendations:__** //The main strategy in managing this weed must focus on prevention of seed production.// //(Use the principles of IPM. Include at least one cultural, one biological and one chemical control method as described in the resources you have accessed. Be specific.)// **__References:__** //(http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsaf/rir/weeds/white.htm[June 2001].) (http://www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=252632ce-c840-4770-bf15-6031e95686ec{may 2009})// For Pictures of the White Cockle click one of these links: http://ipcm.wisc.edu/Portals/0/Blog/Files/20/253/Weeds%20-Boerboom-%20White%20Cockle%20image%202.jpg

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