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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hairy St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum setosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-020:
Hypericum setosum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum setosum
COMMON NAME:
Hairy St. Johnswort
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_hypericum_setosum2
July Richmond County NC
Small, yellow, 5-petaled flowers in a branchng inflorescence near stem top, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_hypericum_setosum1a
September Richmond County NC
Leaves acsending, often so tightly appressed as to obscure stem's surface, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum setosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-020:
Hypericum setosum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum setosum
3169
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Habitat: pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, boggy areas, adjacent ditches, fireplow lines, and scrapes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Herbaceous, with broad leaves, 1-locular capsules, stamens separate or connate at base (but not grouped into fascicles), leaves with translucent (not black) dots, sepals and petals with translucent (not black) lines or dots
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p190
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p167
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p227
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p189
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