This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
S. pratensis: stem angular, 1-2 feet high; leaves mostly radical, those of the stem decreasing upwards, 3-4 times pinnate, the leaflets lanceolate, entire or bifid, the terminal tripartite; flowers pale yellow, with an involucre of 1-2 leaves. - Damp meadows and pastures. Fl. June to September.
 
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