About Seymeria cassioides (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.Blake
Seymeria cassioides, the species formally named Seymeria cassioides (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.Blake, can grow up to 1 meter tall (approximately 3.28 feet), and produces glandular-pubescent branches. Its leaves are arranged oppositely, measure roughly 1 centimeter in length, and are either pinnately or bipinnately parted. The inflorescence is primarily yellow, with a lateral red stripe on each of its five petals. Its flowers are axillary and grow singly. Its fruit capsule is ovoid, with a length between 4 and 6 millimeters. Within the United States, S. cassioides occurs in the Coastal Plain region of the Southeast. Its native range extends from Virginia south to Florida, and west to Texas. Disjunct populations of this species also exist in the Bahamas. It grows in pine savannas, sandhills, and cypress swamps.
