Descriptive
Information
- Field
marks: "Petals 4 or 5, large,
yellow. Flowers showy, solitary, in the upper leaf axils. Sepals
4 or 5, lanceolate. Stamens 8. Seed capsule short, thick. Leaves
alternate, ovate, lanceolate to elliptic, entire, hairy, sessile
or nearly so. Plant often shrubby, herbaceous primarily, branched,
densely hairy."
- Size:
"3 ft. (1 m) tall or more"
- General
habitat: "Borders of ditches,
ponds, and other wet areas"
- Geographic
range: Throughout the state of Florida
- Ecosystem(s)
where observed: Eco Pond
- Other
information: "Flowering time
all year. Synonym--Jussiaea peruviana."
- References:
Taylor, Walter K. 1992. The Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Taylor
Publishing Co. p.160.
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