Selenia aurea

A spring-flowering plant of moist ground in glades, found primarily in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas.

Plant habit at Middle Fork Barrens, northwest of Owensville, west-central Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Plant habit at Middle Fork Barrens, northwest of Owensville, west-central Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Plant habit at Middle Fork Barrens, northwest of Owensville, west-central Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Plant habit near Mount Tabor Road, northwest of Hot Springs, west-central Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Plant habit on the east side of St. Hwy. 27 northeast of Mount Ida, western Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Flowers at Middle Fork Barrens, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Side view of flowers at Middle Fork Barrens, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Side view of flowers with a couple petals & sepals removed, Middle Fork Barrens, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

Basal leaves at Middle Fork Barrens, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

A cauline leaf along St. Hwy. 27, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.

An immature fruit along St. Hwy 27, Arkansas, 26 Mar 2008.