| Description | A sprawling plant with yellow flowers that are followed by the formation of the distinctive cluster of small, black seeds. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small yellow flowers in bunched small heads |
| Fruit | black seeds in small spirally clusters |
| Leaves | prostrate stem, 3 leaflets are entire to finely toothed, has a tap root |
| Stems | prostate |
| Roots | tap root |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Naturalized from Eurasia. Wide spread through out North America |
| Misc Facts | Has an interesting life cycle in that it can be an annual, biennial or sometimes act as a perennial. |
| Author's Notes | If this starts to get established in your garden, it is very important to pull the plants before it flowers and sets seed. Grab the plant by the center to pull out the tap root. |
| Notes & Reference | #07- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb), #08- Peterson's Guide to Wild Flowers (Peterson McKenny), #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service) |
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