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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum galioides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about bedstraw St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum galioides
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum galioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-010:
Hypericum galioides FAMILY Hypericaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum ambiguum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum galioides
COMMON NAME:
bedstraw St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyga_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hyga_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090717_072
July Georgetown County SC
Hobcaw Barony
Plant an erect shrub 0.5-4m tall with a single main stem branched above, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm090717_073
July Georgetown County SC
Hobcaw Barony
Leaves narrowly oblanceolate to oblinear, 1.5-5(7)mm wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm090717_074
July Georgetown County SC
Hobcaw Barony
Flowers 13-15mm in diameter in elongate inflorescences of 3-7 nodes, per Weakley's Flora.
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Sharleen Johnson shj_2767752790025346
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum galioides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum galioides
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum galioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-010:
Hypericum galioides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum ambiguum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum galioides
2627
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, pools, edges of bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Shrubby with needle-like leaves; flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- 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
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p168
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p281
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