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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum crux-andreae
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about St. Peter's-wort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum crux-andreae
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-004:
Hypericum stans
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum stans
COMMON NAME:
St. Peter's-wort, St. Andrew's Cross, St. Peter's Cross
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JK Marlow jkm0509c_13
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Four unequal sepals: the 2 outer and larger enclosing 2 much narrower inner, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.
JK Marlow jkm060903_010
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves elliptic-oblong, rounded at the tip, clasping at the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Steve Marlow snm097309_12
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Outer sepals cordate or ovate, inner sepals lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hypericum crux-andreae
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum crux-andreae
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-004:
Hypericum stans
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ascyrum stans