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Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS RL
Characteristics
Height: 1-3'
Flowers: May-Jul.; orange
Fruit: Aug.-Nov.; ; pod
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4.8-6.8
Soil type: Loamy Sandy
Habitat
dry fields, roadsides and shale barrens
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA
Wildlife
Notes
taproot does not transplant well but seedlings do; attractive seed pod
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1354.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004