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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum lloydii
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Lloyd's St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum lloydii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum lloydii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-012:
Hypericum lloydii FAMILY Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Lloyd's St. Johnswort, Sandhills St. Johnswort, Piedmont St. Johnswort
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Keith Bradley kab_h_lloydii_2529
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
A dwarf shrub with 0.5-1", linear leaves (like conifer needles), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum lloydii
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum lloydii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum lloydii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-012:
Hypericum lloydii
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
2556
Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Habitat: Dry woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, edges of granitic flatrocks, edges of Altamaha Grit outcrops, roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - needle-like
Shrubby with needle-like leaves; flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p238
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p304
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p199
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p097
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p167
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p136
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