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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum mitchellianum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Blue Ridge St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum mitchellianum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum ×mitchellianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-029:
Hypericum mitchellianum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum mitchellianum
COMMON NAME:
Blue Ridge St. Johnswort
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_01
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sessile, ovate-oblong leaves somewhat clasping, to 2.5" long, half as wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_08
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Petals have black lines and round black glands scattered over the surface, per Weakley's Flora.
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L.L. (Chick) Gaddy llg_blueridgestjohnswort
Month Unknown
Blue Ridge St. Johnswort is found on grassy balds and in seepages, per Alpine South: Plants and Plant Communities of the High Elevations of the Southern Appalachians (Gaddy, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum mitchellianum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum mitchellianum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum ×mitchellianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-029:
Hypericum mitchellianum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum mitchellianum
2021
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Grassy balds, grassy openings, forests, seepages, at moderate to high elevations (generally at 1000-1900 m or more), per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Uncommon in NC Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Herbaceous, with broad leaves, 3(4) locular capsules, stamens connate at base into 3 or 5 fascicles, leaves with black dots as well as translucent glands, and sepals and/or petals marked with black dots or lines
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p122
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p088
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p098
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