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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum mutilum var. mutilum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hypericum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum mutilum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-024:
Hypericum mutilum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Dwarf St. Johnswort
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hymu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hymu_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120623_070
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves paler beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120623_071
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves ovate to elliptic, up to 1.5" long & 0.5" wide & rounded at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm120623_193
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence w many normally sized leaves & leaflike bracts, appearing leafy, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140612_787
June Greenville County SC
Furman University
Five yellow to yellow-orange petals, pistil with 3 styles, 5-15 stamens, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm120704_524
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0236
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0239
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2086
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves 3-5 nerved, tip obtuse, base clasping, sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum mutilum var. mutilum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum mutilum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-024:
Hypericum mutilum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
724
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in bogs, marshes, other wet habitats, 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/ Yellow-orange
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p268
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p252
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p065
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p087
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p098
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p280