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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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This herbaceous species is erect and has many branches, reaching about 1' tall. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Synopsis of the Hypericum denticulatum complex (Hypericaceae) (Allison, 2011)
Hypericum radfordiorum
INCLUDED WITHIN A biosystematic study of Hypericum section Spachium in eastern North America (Webb, 1980)
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025b??:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium FAMILY Hypericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Radford's St. Johnswort, Brushy Mountain St. Johnswort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum radfordiorum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Hypericum radfordiorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synopsis of the Hypericum denticulatum complex (Hypericaceae) (Allison, 2011)
Hypericum radfordiorum
INCLUDED WITHIN
A biosystematic study of Hypericum section Spachium in eastern North America (Webb, 1980)
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-025b??:
Hypericum denticulatum var. acutifolium
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
4485
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Shallow circumneutral soil mats of granitic domes in the Brushy Mountains, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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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:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
50-80 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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