The leaves are palmately lobed with five or seven deeply cut lobes.Rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plant growing to 2’ tall, producing upright usually unbranched stems and flowers in spring to early summer.First Nations people used fibrous leaves for braiding into snares and other cordage.Found in sunny open woodlands, meadows, pastures and roadsides with acidic soil.The leaves are very slender and grass like – 5 mm broad.Beautiful, large purple flower with white-yellow streaks and ruffled inner petals. First Nations people had used various parts of this plant for medicinal purposes such as an antispasmodic, a diaphoric, a parasiticide and a salve or hair wash.Attracts Birds (seeds), Hummingbirds, Butterfly adult (nectar).
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