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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Shrubby St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-008:
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hypericum spathulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum prolificum
COMMON NAME:
Shrubby St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hypr_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hypr_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_25
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0407b_27
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Five petals, the corolla 2-2.5cm broad; stamens numerous, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm0407c_07
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Usually 3-7 flowers in each cyme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0407c_08
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
A highly branched shrub to 80" tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm060716_026
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Leaves 1-2" long, ~ 1/2" wide, narrowing into a very short grooved petiole, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm120815_774
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Capsule 6-14mm long, conical, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-008:
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hypericum spathulatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum prolificum
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Piedmont)
Habitat: bogs, seepages, dry rocky forests, rock outcrops, riverside prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
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!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p247
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p097
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p64
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p117
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p153
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p063
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p086
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p18
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p170