This bright yellow flower just begs for attention along streambanks and moist areas. I didn't recognize what family it belonged to at first, with its 5 regular petals, numerous stamens, and clasping leaves. Fortunately it didn't take long to find in my flower book Great Basin Wildflowers, where I learned that it's a member of the St. John's Wort Family (Clusiaceae). This is called Scouler's St. Johnswort (Hypericum scouleri).
The flowers appear like stars, with bursts of color coming from the middle in the form of yellow, threadlike filaments, with a black dot on the end.For more information about Scouler's St. Johnswort, click here.
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