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Triodanis pefoliata
Upright to sprawling, hairy annual to 2 ft. Stem solitary; often branching from base, angled. Flower one to several in a cluster, blue to blue-violet with 5 petals. Leaves alternate, the blade roundish, deeply notched at base and clasping stem or almost so,the margins with shallowly rounded teeth.
Spotted on a dry hillside in a sunny opening in the woods.
The Cherokee steeped the roots of Venus's looking glass along with parts of other plants and drank the infusion for indigestion.
Spotted on Apr 27, 2012
Submitted on May 2, 2012
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