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Common Ellisia {Ellisia nyctelea L.)- 



Description. — Minutely or sparingly roughish hairy; stems 

 forked, 6-14 in. high"; leaves pinnately parted into 7-13 sparingly 

 cut-toothed divisions; peduncles l-flowered, opposite the leaves; 

 flowers with calyx lobes lanceolate; pointed corolla white. 



Fig. 146. Ellisia (Ellisia nyctelea). Common in early spring fields.' 

 (Photographed by Colburn.) 



Fig. 146-A. Distribution of Ellisia. 



