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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Hypericum hypericoides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-002:
Hypericum hypericoides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum hypericoides
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum linifolium
COMMON NAME:
St. Andrew's Cross
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ashy_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_08
February Greenville County SC
Capsules ovoid, 4-9mm long, 2.5-4mm broad, seeds black, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0307k_29
July Greenville County SC
Leaves are narrow, less than 1" long, & tapered at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Bobbie L Holt blh723_a
August Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
Two outer sepals, ovate or widely elliptic; inner sepals usually obsolete, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm070818_012
August Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Woody shrub with a single main stem, freely branched above, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm180814_3764
August McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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Roxanna Martin rlm8710_122
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm8710_124
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm8710_143
August Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm8710_247
August Spartanburg County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_hypericoides
August
Four yellow petals narrowly oblong-linear to oblong-elliptic, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Gill Newberry gn10_h_hypericoides_habit
October
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Hypericum hypericoides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-002:
Hypericum hypericoides
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum hypericoides
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum linifolium
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Carolina Mountains)
Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
2 outer sepals, inner sepals usually absent
4 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p274?
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p096
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p095
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p154
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p63
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p153
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p064
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p089
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p18
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p165
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p097
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p066