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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Granite Dome St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum buckleii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-015:
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Granite Dome St. Johnswort, Mountain St. Johnswort, Buckley's St. Johnswort, Dwarf St. Johnswort
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Will Stuart wil_8453538063_ca785e773c
June NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Decumbent matted shrub, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Will Stuart wil_8453538437_ea44835208
June NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers solitary or in small, flat-topped inflorescences, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_15
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Capsules ovoid, 8-12mm long, ca. 5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0508c_16
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves elliptic or obovate, apex rounded or shallowly notched, base cuneate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140913_690
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum buckleii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-015:
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
719
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, endemic to the Southern Appalachians
Look for it in thin soil in seasonal seepage around rock outcrops, particularly granitic exfoliation domes, 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
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent spatulate or obovate sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p096
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p118
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p18
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p287
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p167
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p098