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Hypericum virgatum

Hypericum virgatum Lam.

Sharp-leaf St. John's Wort, Sharp-leaf St. John's-wort, Sharpleaf St. Johnswort

Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family)

Synonym(s): Hypericum acutifolium, Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium, Hypericum denticulatum var. recognitum, Hypericum harperi

USDA Symbol: HYVI6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Orange-yellow.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD , MS , NC , OH , SC , TN , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Dry roadsides, fields, open woods.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:					FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-29
Research By: CBR

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