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An erect perennial herb or small shrub with a creeping rootstock.
Leaves when viewed against light show characteristic oil glands.
Flowers in spring, early summer bearing bright yellow flowers, the dead brown flower stalks are clearly visible at other times during the year.
Toxins in the leaves can cause photosensitivity, hypersensitivity (heat and cold stress) and infertility in grazing animals.
The plant readily invades unimproved overgrazxed pastures.
