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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum suffruticosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Pineland St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum suffruticosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum suffruticosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-001:
Hypericum suffruticosum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum pumilum
COMMON NAME:
Pineland St. Johnswort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum suffruticosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum suffruticosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum suffruticosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-001:
Hypericum suffruticosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum pumilum
2624
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas and flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA, uncommon in SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Shrubby; flowers with 4 petals and 4 (rarely 2) sepals
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
2 outer sepals, inner sepals usually absent
4 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p190
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p192
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p096
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p225
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p165
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