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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Peelbark St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum fasciculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-013:
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Peelbark St. Johnswort
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JK Marlow jkm160416_227
April Lowndes County GA
An erect shurb, many-branched above, spongy and thickened below, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Keith Bradley kab_h_fasciculatum_77052
May Martin County FL
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum fasciculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-013:
Hypericum fasciculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
2626
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA-SC Coastal Plain, rare in NC Coastal Plain)
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, beaver ponds, upland depression ponds, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - linear
Opposite
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p316
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p096
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p189
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p167
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p250