This native perennial with straight stems grows up to 4 feet tall. The leaves are opposite and lance shaped (A). The magenta tube flowers surround the stem at the leaf axils (B). The fruit ripens by August and resembles tiny oranges (C). Identified by its magenta flowers and orange fruit, both of which surround the stem.
Found in open uplands, flowering in June. They are common in the planted prairie off Prairie Trail in Fontenelle Forest, and rare (one plant found) on Hilltop Trail at Neale Woods.
The roots were used by Native Americans, as well as by settler physicians, to treat colic, vomiting, diarrhea and indigestion.
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