Taxonomy
Family: Primulaceae
Habitat
Moist prairies, calcareous fens.
Associates
In fens with Aster novae-angliae, Cirsium muticum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Lycopus americanus, Lobelia kalmii, Lythrum alatum, Parnassia glauca, Pedicularis lanceolata, Potentilla fruiticosa, Scirpus pungens, Solidago graminifolia nuttallii, Solidago ohioensis, Solidago riddellii.
Distribution
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial. Leaves opposite, linear to narrowly lanceolate, sessile, averaging less than 7mm wide. Flowers yellow, one to several in the leaf axils, 5-parted; corolla lobes not linear; pedicels slender, soon becoming longer than the calyx lobes.
Notes
Flowers late June to early September.
Wetland indicator: Obligate
The flowers always seem to be nodding to me.
Bibliography
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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