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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Early St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum nudiflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-016:
Hypericum nudiflorum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum nudiflorum
COMMON NAME:
Early St. Johnswort, Naked St. Johnswort, Streamside St. Johnswort
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0373
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Capsule about 5-6mm long, ovoid, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0375
February McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0377
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Cymes terminal, compound, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2745
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Twigs usually winged below nodes, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2746
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Minute bracteal leaves & small petals cause inflorescence to appear naked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2747
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Leaves sessile, elliptic or broadly lanceolate, 2-8cm long, and blunt-tipped, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669
June Iredell County NC
Flowers in terminal branched clusters, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669b
June Iredell County NC
Sepals 3mm long, oblong, obtuse apically, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669c
June Iredell County NC
Petals yellow and 6-8mm long. Go canoeing to see this plant at its best, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5390
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum nudiflorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-016:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum nudiflorum
2629
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Streambanks, moist forests, swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Shrubby and subshrubby
Opposite
Leaves sessile
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!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p276?
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p199
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p097
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p086
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p168
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p251
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