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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Glade St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hydo_001_lvd
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Mason Brock mab_hypericumdolabriforme
June Logan County KY
Logan County Glade State Nature Preserve
Leaves narrow, without evident lateral veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_dolabriforme_c
July
Sepals very unequal. Petals more than 0.35" long. Stamens 120-200, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_dolabriforme_1
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
3730
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare (an endemic)
Look for it in limestone glades and barrens, 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:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent, very unequal, sepals
5 petals
120-200 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p097
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p089
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p168