Flower/fruit:
Cluster
of orange-yellow to orange-red flowers; flower has five sepals,
five petals, and five stamens; 4 to 5 inch spindle-shaped seed pod
Flowering
Season: Summer
Foliage:
Lance-shaped to narrowly egg-shaped
leaves scattered singly along the stem; 1 to 4 inches long; reclining,
ascending to somewhat erect, hairy stems that branch toward the
summit
Site:
Average, well-drained soil; sun to partial shade; dry fields, rocky
open slopes, roadsides