General:
Annual or short-lived perennial herb from a cluster of fibrous roots; stems single, erect, 30-60 (100) cm tall, hollow; plants stiff-hairy.

Leaves:
Basal, persistent, heart-shaped, 3-parted, 1.6-7 cm long, 3-9 cm wide, the leaflets usually deeply cleft, the ultimate segments narrowly elliptic, coarsely sharp-toothed, tips pointed, the leaf stalks to 15 cm long, the stalks of lateral leaflets 3-20 mm long; stem leaves alternate, 3 to 8, transitional to upper 3- to 5-lobed and toothed bracts.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of few-flowered, terminal cymes, the flower stalks to 6 cm long; receptacle long stiff-hairy; petals 5, distinct, yellow, 2-4 mm long, 1-2.5 mm wide, broadly egg-shaped, nectary on upper surface, the scale about 0.7 mm long, smooth; sepals 5, bent back about 1 mm above base, deciduous, 3-5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, more or less long stiff-hairy; stamens 15-25; pistils 50-80.

Fruits:
Grouped in a cylindric head 9-12 mm long, 5-7 mm wide, the achenes elliptic to egg-shaped, 1.8-2.8 mm long, 1.6-2 mm wide, smooth, margins slightly keeled; beaks persistent, broadly lanceolate or triangular, 0.6-0.8 mm long, straight or nearly so.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Flower Colour:
Yellow

Blooming Period:
Mid Summer

Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Black
Present over the Summer

Source:  The USDA