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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Hypericum virgatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Strict St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum virgatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025bc:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Hypericum denticulatum var. recognitum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum acutifolium
COMMON NAME:
Strict St. Johnswort, Sharpleaf St. Johnswort
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_virgatum_2
August
Its golden-yellow or coppery-yellow petals are rotate in shape and not symmetrical, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hypericum_virgatum
August
Sepals and petals not marked with black dots or lines, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
JK Marlow jkm200920_7295
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves with acute to obtuse apices (vs. those of H. radfordiorum acuminate), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
JK Marlow jkm201002_7500
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Little if at all branched, and then only from the uppermost nodes, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
JK Marlow jkm201002_7502
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves usually 1-nerved, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm201002_7503
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Punctate glands of leaves small, round, distributed on lower leaf surface, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Hypericum virgatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum virgatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025bc:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Hypericum denticulatum var. recognitum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum acutifolium