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Habitat: |
moist meadows, disturbed areas, open woods, roadsides |
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Plant Height: |
20-40 cm, erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
yellow |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; 3 sepals and 3 petals nearly indistinguishable creating 6 brightly colored tepals; stamens 6 in 2 whorls (3+3); superior ovary with 3 locules and a single style |
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Inflorescence: |
typically a solitary flower at end of long pedicle subtended by papery bracts; sometimes several; nodding |
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Fruit: |
capsule |
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Leaves: |
basal; entire; simple; linear |
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Bloom Time: |
April-May |
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Origins: |
non-native |
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Other: |
European native has escaped cultivation; some cultivars have replaced stamens with petals, these double-flowered types are called "Scrambled Eggs"; plants poisonous; see also N. poeticus | |