Plants form a dense clump of many stems from a central taproot. Flowers are purple red in colour, pendulous, in spikes from leaf axils. Flowers to 15 mm long. Leaves are pinnate, I counted up to 29 leaflets. Leaflets ovate to oblanceolate, to 22 mm long by 10 mm wide. Stems are reddish coloured. Stems finely pubescent, bottom of leaves pubescent. Plants have a heavy, unpleasent smell.

Habitat is dry prairie grassland.

Plant in photograph was 60 cm tall, the field guides list its height to 80 cm.

Photos taken June 12th, grassy area outskirts of the city of Regina, SK.

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