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Hypericum hypericoides (St. andrew's cross)
Schwartzman, Steven

Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz

St. Andrew's Cross

Clusiaceae (St. John's-Wort Family)

USDA Symbol: HYHY

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

The flowers are distinctive, 4 bright yellow petals that form a cross, and the bark is exfoliating and reddish.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Inflorescence: Axillary , Terminal
Fruit Type: Capsule
Leaf: Green
Flower: Sepals 4
Fruit: Reddish-brown
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: The four petals form a cross.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
USDA Native Status: L48 N PR N

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-MM-764 Collected 2010-09-05 in Caldwell County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Hypericum hypericoides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hypericum hypericoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hypericum hypericoides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2011-08-17
Research By: JAM

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