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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This herbaceous species is erect and has many branches, reaching about 1' tall. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synopsis of the Hypericum denticulatum complex (Hypericaceae) (Allison, 2011)
Hypericum radfordiorum
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025b?:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Radford's St. Johnswort, Brushy Mountain St. Johnswort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synopsis of the Hypericum denticulatum complex (Hypericaceae) (Allison, 2011)
Hypericum radfordiorum
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025b?:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
4485
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare (an endemic)
Look for it in shallow circumneutral soil mats of granitic domes in the Brushy Mountains of Alexander and Wilkes counties, NC, 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 sepals
5 petals
50-80 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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