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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Hypericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Clusiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)

Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-008:

Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Hypericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Hypericum spathulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Hypericum prolificum

 

COMMON NAME:
Shrubby St. Johnswort


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image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_hypr_001_lvd

        

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_hypr_003_lvd

        

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm0307c_25

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm0407b_27

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Five petals, the corolla 2-2.5cm broad; stamens numerous, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm0407c_07

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Usually 3-7 flowers in each cyme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm0407c_08

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

A highly branched shrub to 80" tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm060716_026

July    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Leaves 1-2" long, ~ 1/2" wide, narrowing into a very short grooved petiole, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Hypericum prolificum, Shrubby St. Johnswort

JK Marlow    jkm120815_774

August    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Capsule 6-14mm long, conical, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Hypericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Clusiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Hypericum prolificum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 126-01-008:
Hypericum prolificum   FAMILY Hypericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Hypericum spathulatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypericum prolificum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

726

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, seepages, dry rocky forests, rock outcrops, riverside prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple

Shrubby with broader leaves (mostly lanceolate or oblanceolate); flowers with 5 petals and 5 sepals

Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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