With leafy stems 7–32-inches tall and spreading by rhizomes, this plant favors moist soils. Note the clusters of hairy flowers with protruding stamens, and the large compound leaves with sharply-toothed leaflets. The sap is a watery juice.

FLOWER: June–July. Hairy clusters on stems (peduncles) to 6 3/4-inches long (17 cm) from upper leaves. Flowers bell-shaped, 1/4–3/8-inch long (6–10 mm); 5 petals, cream-colored to lavender, with protruding stamens; calyx lobes beneath the petals pointed, covered with long hairs.

LEAVES: Alternate with long stems (petioles). Blades to 12-inches long (30 cm), pinnately compound with 9–13 lance-shaped leaflets with 4–8 sharp teeth per side; surfaces with stiff hairs, tips pointed.

HABITAT: Moist sandy, loamy soils, open woods, stream banks; pinyon-juniper, oak, ponderosa pine, spruce woodlands.

ELEVATION: 6,500–10,700 feet.

RANGE: CA, CO, ID, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.

SIMILAR SPECIES: Clusters of cream-colored to lavender flowers with protruding stamens, and large pinnate leaves with deeply-toothed leaflets help distinguish this species.

NM COUNTIES: Widespread in NM mountains in mid- to high-elevation, moist habitats: Bernalillo, Colfax, Grant, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Mora, Otero, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, Torrance.