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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum dolabriforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum dolabriforme
COMMON NAME:
Glade St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hydo_001_lvd
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Mason Brock mab_hypericumdolabriforme
June Logan County KY
Logan County Glade State Nature Preserve
Leaves narrow, without evident lateral veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_dolabriforme_c
July
Sepals very unequal. Petals more than 0.35" long. Stamens 120-200, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_dolabriforme_1
August
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum dolabriforme
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum dolabriforme
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum dolabriforme
3730
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: limestone glades and barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Shrubby and subshrubby
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent, very unequal, sepals
5 petals
120-200 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p196
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p097
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p169
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p066
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p089
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p168
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