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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Keith Bradley kab_h_fasciculatum_77052
May Martin County FL
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, beaver ponds, upland depression ponds, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - linear, needle-like
Shrubby with needle-like leaves; flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals
Opposite
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p316
- 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) p096
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p189
- 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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