Anyone know what kind of flower this is?

Question

I live in the northeast United States. The flower itself is orange (maybe slightly reddish) with a tiny bit of fuscia (maybe purplish) in the center. It has anywhere from five to seven petals, and the entire flower is only 3/8" in diameter at maximum. The leaves are a darker green, and usually only 1/4" to 1/2" in length or width. It grows very low to the ground, spreading outwards in stems, and the older leaves on the plant turn reddish before turing brown.

It is not a Scarlet Pimpernel. I searched the net for pics that looked like this flower and the closest match was a Scarlet Pimpernel, but they don't grow here and this plant is much much smaller.

Answer 1

Without a photo, it is really hard to say, but it sounds like a type of Geum:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geum

Answer 2

it would be very helpful if you could enclose a picture