Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum tetrapetalum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum tetrapetalum
COMMON NAME:
Low St. Peter's-wort
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_tetrapetalum_2
July
Flowers w 4 petals & 4 (rarely2) sepals. Leaves cordate-clasping at the base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum tetrapetalum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum tetrapetalum
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