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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Hypericum prolificum
FAMILY
Hypericaceae
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Read more about Shrubby St. Johnswort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hypr_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hypr_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0307c_25
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm0407c_07
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Usually 3-7 flowers in each cyme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0407c_08
July Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
A highly branched shrub to 80" tall, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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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).
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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
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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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p247
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p087
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p116
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p195
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p097
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p64
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p153
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p063
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p086
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p18
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p170
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