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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum tetrapetalum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum tetrapetalum
COMMON NAME:
Low St. Peter's-wort
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_tetrapetalum_2
July
Flowers w 4 petals & 4 (rarely2) sepals. Leaves cordate-clasping at the base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum tetrapetalum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum tetrapetalum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum tetrapetalum
2625
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pinelands and in depressional wetlands (open or dominated by Taxodium ascendens), per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4(2) sepals
4 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p096
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p224
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p165