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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-028:
Hypericum pseudomaculatum FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hypericum punctatum var. pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
COMMON NAME:
Large Spotted St. Johnswort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyps_001_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-028:
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hypericum punctatum var. pseudomaculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
5022
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet, moist, or dry forests and fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Capsule
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