Thank you Kent! that is all very interesting! They only grow a short distance along our county road.
And, thank you and Janet for all the helpful info!!
I think I will go get some closer pics of the hair/stems and leaves for documentation to put in the database. I'll post them here also before I close this one. It's a real pretty plant the way the flowers grow along the main stalk, and the yellow is so bright, it's a cheerful sight!
thanks again!