Hirsute, cormose perennial, erect, 2-6 dm, the stems bulbously thickened at the base, basal lvs long-petioled, 3-parted, the terminal segment stalked, all segments broadly obovate to subrotund, deeply cleft and lobed; cauline lvs few, much smaller and less divided; fls long- pedicellate; pet broadly obovate, 8-14 mm; anthers 2-3 mm, rarely less; achenes broadly and obliquely obovate, 2.5-3.5 mm, smooth, much thicker apically than basally, distinctly margined; beak stout, outcurved, 0.6-1 mm; 2n=16. Native of Europe, naturalized in fields, meadows, and lawns. Apr.-July.
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.