Crowfoot 3rannl\>. 



Bristly Crowfoot. Rammculus PennsylvcmiGios. 



Found in moist ground, in June and July. 



The stalk (about 2 feet high) is very leafy, stout, round, and hollow, 

 of a coarse fibre, and exceedingly hairy ; light green. 



The large compound leaf is divided into 3 parts (they are set 

 on hairy stems) that are divided twice again ; the parts are sharp- 

 pointed and deeply notched, with the ribs and veins showing plainly, 

 of a coarse, loose texture, and very hairy both above and beneath. The 

 arrangement is alternate, and clasping. The color is light yellowish- 

 green. 



The flower is small : a few little round yellow petals and a fringe 

 of yellow stamens surround the base of the long thimble-shaped green 

 head formed by the pistils. The flowers are set on hairy stems in loose 

 leafy groups. 



The admirable curve of the stalk is forgotten in the stinging sen- 

 sation its prickly hairs produce upon the touch ; it is very like plucking 

 a nettle to try to gather this Crowfoot, though the effect is comparatively 

 transient. 



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