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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Hypericum sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon
INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Hypericum sphaerocarpum var. turgidum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum turgidum
COMMON NAME:
Barrens St. Johnswort, Roundfruit St. John's-wort
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_sphaerocarpum
August Floyd County GA
Leaves tapering to the base, often with evident lateral veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
INCLUDING
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Hypericum sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon
INCLUDING
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Hypericum sphaerocarpum var. turgidum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum turgidum
3732
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: limestone glades and barrens, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Simple
Shrubby and subshrubby
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
45-85 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p169
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p089
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p168
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