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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Early St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-016:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Early St. Johnswort, Naked St. Johnswort, Streamside St. Johnswort
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0373
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Capsule about 5-6mm long, ovoid, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0375
February McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180218_0377
February McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Cymes terminal, compound, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2745
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Twigs usually winged below nodes, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2746
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Minute bracteal leaves & small petals cause inflorescence to appear naked, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2747
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Leaves sessile, elliptic or broadly lanceolate, 2-8cm long, and blunt-tipped, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669
June Iredell County NC
Flowers in terminal branched clusters, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669b
June Iredell County NC
Sepals 3mm long, oblong, obtuse apically, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_h_nudiflorum_7669c
June Iredell County NC
Petals yellow and 6-8mm long. Go canoeing to see this plant at its best, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5390
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-016:
Hypericum nudiflorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
2629
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Mountains, uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Look for it on streambanks, in moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p276?
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p097
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p086
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p168
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p251