. ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁Europe , ▁Asia , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁elsewhere ▁as ▁an ▁introduced ▁species . ▁ ▁Description ▁Norwegian ▁cin que fo il ▁is ▁usually ▁an ▁annual ▁but ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁per enn ial . ▁It ▁produces ▁a ▁bas al ▁ro set te ▁of ▁leaves ▁from ▁a ▁tap root , ▁then ▁a ▁green ▁or ▁red ▁stem ▁growing ▁ere ct ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ ▁in ▁maximum ▁length , ▁and ▁branch ing ▁in ▁its ▁upper ▁parts . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁st alk ed ▁and ▁are ▁either ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁leaf lets , ▁or ▁have ▁three ▁leaf lets ▁with ▁the ▁terminal ▁leaf let ▁being ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁lo bes . ▁The ▁bas al ▁leaves ▁have ▁narrow , ▁sharp - ti pped ▁st ip ules ▁while ▁the ▁upper ▁leaves ▁have ▁elli pt ical ▁st ip ules ▁which ▁are ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁leaf ▁stal ks . ▁Each ▁leaf let ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁is ▁widely ▁lance - sh aped ▁with ▁to oth ed ▁edges . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁c yme ▁of ▁several ▁flowers . ▁Each ▁flower ▁has ▁five ▁rounded ▁yellow ▁pet als ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁long ▁inside ▁a ▁cal y x ▁of ▁hair y , ▁pointed ▁sep als ▁with ▁re dd ish ▁tips . ▁There ▁are ▁twenty ▁stam ens , ▁a ▁separate ▁g yn oe ci um ▁and ▁many ▁p ist ils . ▁The ▁cal y x ▁length ens ▁after ▁flow ering ▁and ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁a