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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum cistifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Roundpod St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum cistifolium
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum cistifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-017:
Hypericum cistifolium FAMILY Hypericaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum cistifolium
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum opacum
COMMON NAME:
Roundpod St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyci_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hyci_003_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_cistifolium1
August New Hanover County NC
Leaves lance-shaped or narrowly elliptic, to about 2" long and 3/8" wide, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_h_cistifolium1b
August New Hanover County NC
Flowers with 5 quarter-inch petals, borne in a showy cymose inflorescence, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum cistifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum cistifolium
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum cistifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-017:
Hypericum cistifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum cistifolium
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum opacum
3168
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
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
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p189
- 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
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p226
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p168
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