Flower/fruit:
Star-like
5-petaled yellow flowers have a reddish center; .5 inches across;
flowers borne on thread-like stalk arising from the leaf axil
Flowering
Season: Summer
Foliage:
Whorls of normally four lance-shaped
stalkless leaves, 1.5 to 3.5 inches long; simple, smooth or sparingly
hairy stems
Site:
Dry to moist soil; sun; open woodlands,
thickets
