Stems 3-8 dm from a slender rhizome; basal lvs slender-petioled, broadly cordate, repand, 5-8 cm; cauline lvs short-petioled, pinnately divided into 3-7 segments, the terminal lobe broadly ovate or deltoid, much larger than the lateral ones; infl small with short, approximate branches, becoming diffusely pyramidal in age; cor-tube slender, 12-16 mm, its lobes 2-3 mm; fr lance-oblong, 5 mm, sparsely villous at least when young. Moist rich soil; Pa. and Md. to Va., Ky., and s. Ill. May, June.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

Infrequent but generally abundant where it is found; in moist, shaded, wooded ravines and wooded, alluvial plains

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 7

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW