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Hypericum hypericoides
Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz
St. Andrew's-cross
Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: HYHY
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
The flowers are distinctive, 4 bright yellow petals that form a cross, and the bark is exfoliating and reddish.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Inflorescence: Axillary , Terminal
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Growth form varies. Often shrub-like, up to about 5 feet tall. Sometimes mat-forming, up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: Green
Flower: Sepals 4
Fruit: Reddish-brown
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom 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 , WVNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU |
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-MM-764 Collected 2010-09-05 in Caldwell County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterBibliography
Bibref 1620 - Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Reprint Edition) (2009) Wasowski, S. with A. WasowskiSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 917 - Effects of Fire on Plant Community Composition of North Florida Second Growth Pineland (1992) D. W. MehlmanReslit 2427 - A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida (2010) Susan C. Carr, Kevin M. Robertson and Robert K. Pe...
Reslit 2456 - Microtopography and woody plant regeneration in a hardwood floodplain swamp in Florida (1990) Jonathan Harold Titus
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Hypericum hypericoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hypericum hypericoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hypericum hypericoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-14Research By: Joseph A. Marcus