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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum setosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-020:
Hypericum setosum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum setosum
COMMON NAME:
Hairy St. Johnswort
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_hypericum_setosum2
July Richmond County NC
Small, yellow, 5-petaled flowers in a branchng inflorescence near stem top, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_hypericum_setosum1a
September Richmond County NC
Leaves acsending, often so tightly appressed as to obscure stem's surface, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum setosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-020:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum setosum
3169
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Habitat: pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, boggy areas, adjacent ditches, fireplow lines, and scrapes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p190
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p167
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p227
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