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PlantsSensitive species
Vivid scarlet star-shaped flowers on sticky stems in dry prairie remnants.
Field facts
HabitatDry prairie, limestone glades
RangeA handful of southern Indiana sites
When to lookJuly
StatusState endangered (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesFire Pink, Cardinal Flower
Field note: Sticky hairs trap crawling insects so hummingbirds get the nectar.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Do not share precise locations publicly; report finds to Indiana DNR Heritage.
This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.
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