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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hypericum nitidum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nitidum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Hypericum nitidum ssp. nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-014:
Hypericum nitidum FAMILY Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sandweed St. Johnswort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hypericum nitidum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nitidum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Hypericum nitidum ssp. nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Hypericum nitidum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-014:
Hypericum nitidum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
4694
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Usually in flowing water of blackwater streams, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - linear, needle-like
Shrubby with needle-like leaves; flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals
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!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p394
- 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) p224
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p167
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p250
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