Intro: An erect or ascending perennial of fields, pastures, roadsides and other disturbed areas. Native of Europe.

Stems: Stems branching near top of plant, sometimes tinged with red, covered with white spreading hairs.

Leaves: Leaves alternate; sessile to petiolate; palmately divided into 5-9 narrowly lance-shaped leaflets (upper leaves smaller and with 3-5 leaflets), these 1 1/4-3 1/2 in. long, coarsely toothed, and hairy.

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Flowers: Flowers in flat-topped clusters; pale yellow; about 3/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 heart-shaped petals, 5 shorter, hairy, pointed sepals, and numerous yellow stamens with yellowish-brown tips circling the yellow center.

Fruits: Fruit a dense aggregate of tiny, dark-brown achenes.

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Height: 1-2 1/2 ft.

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description: An erect or ascending perennial of fields, pastures, roadsides and other disturbed areas. Native of Europe.

stems: Stems branching near top of plant, sometimes tinged with red, covered with white spreading hairs.

leaves: Leaves alternate; sessile to petiolate; palmately divided into 5-9 narrowly lance-shaped leaflets (upper leaves smaller and with 3-5 leaflets), these 1 1/4-3 1/2 in. long, coarsely toothed, and hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in flat-topped clusters; pale yellow; about 3/4 in. wide; consisting of 5 heart-shaped petals, 5 shorter, hairy, pointed sepals, and numerous yellow stamens with yellowish-brown tips circling the yellow center.

fruits: Fruit a dense aggregate of tiny, dark-brown achenes.

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