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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Hypericum interior
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum densiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Tennessee Flora Committee (2015)
Hypericum densiflorum var. interior
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum interior
COMMON NAME:
Interior Bushy St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyde_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_interior
June Floyd County GA
Rolater Park
Leaves cuneate at the base, 1.0-3.7 (-4.1) mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hypericum_interior_11
June
Flowers 7-many per inflorescence, in terminal cymes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_hypericum_interior_16
June
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Hypericum interior
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum densiflorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Tennessee Flora Committee (2015)
Hypericum densiflorum var. interior
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum interior
3731
Shrub
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Uncommon (an endemic)
Look for it in rocky forests, riverbanks, seeps, especially over limestone or dolostone, 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:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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