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Hypericum cistifolium (Roundpod st. john's-wort)
Tauscher, Joseph Allan

Hypericum cistifolium

Hypericum cistifolium Lam.

Roundpod St. John's-wort

Clusiaceae (Mangosteen Family)

Synonym(s): Hypericum opacum

USDA Symbol: hyci

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW FACW FACW
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 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 2427 - A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida (2010) Susan C. Carr, Kevin M. Robertson and Robert K. Pe...

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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