| Author | (L'Heritier) Herbert | |
| Distribution | Known as escapes from Guilford, Mecklenburg, and Moore counties, all in the Piedmont. A collection from Orange County was from a garden.
Native of China; scattered records in N.A. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. The Moore County population had 10 stems. | |
| Habitat | Yard weed, old field near road, roadside near old shed. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting September-October. | |
| Identification | This is a very handsome plant, with several large red flowers in an umbel atop a hollow stem. Each flower is cut into 6 narrow segments, with long red stamens projecting well beyond. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Weakley (2020) treats two varieties: var. radiata rare in all 3 provinces; and var. pumila rare in the Piedmont. Website editors have seen specimens only from 3 counties and none were identified to variety and none from the Mountains or Coastal Plain. Thus we lump them both for now.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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