St. Andrew's cross
Clusiaceae (St. John's-Wort Family)
USDA Symbol: HYHYH
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data
Ascyrum hypericoides var. hypericoides
St. Andrews Cross
Clusiaceae
Location:
2 km E of IH-37 in extreme S Bexar County.
Latitude:
0.000000
Habitat:
Full sun; deep, sandy soil; nominal moisture. Among various Poaceae.
Description:
Evergreen shrub; erect-ascending, reddish-brown brown stems, somewhat diffused, to 70 cm tall. Leaves linear to oblanceolate, 3 cm long x 8 mm wide. Petals-4, narrowly oblong-elliptic, 12 mm pale yellow, 12 mm, 4 mm.
County:
Bexar
Collector:
Robert N. Nelson
Collection Date:
Oct 4, 1996
Specimen number:
6
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1086
Accession Date: Oct 4, 1996
Accession Number: 94
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)
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