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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Granite Dome St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum buckleii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hypericum buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-015:
Hypericum buckleyi FAMILY Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum buckleyi
COMMON NAME:
Granite Dome St. Johnswort, Mountain St. Johnswort, Buckley's St. Johnswort, Dwarf St. Johnswort
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Will Stuart wil_8453538063_ca785e773c
June NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Decumbent matted shrub, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Will Stuart wil_8453538437_ea44835208
June NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers solitary or in small, flat-topped inflorescences, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm0507n_15
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Capsules ovoid, 8-12mm long, ca. 5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0508c_16
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves elliptic or obovate, apex rounded or shallowly notched, base cuneate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140913_690
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum buckleii
FAMILY
Clusiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hypericum buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-015:
Hypericum buckleyi
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum buckleyi
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Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Thin soil in seasonal seepage around rock outcrops, particularly granitic exfoliation domes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Shrubby and subshrubby
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent spatulate or obovate sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p200
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p096
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p169
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p18
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p287
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p167
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p098
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