Hypericum dolabriforme
Hypericum dolabriforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Genus: | Hypericum |
Section: | H. sect. Myriandra |
Subsection: | H. subsect. Brathydium |
Species: | H. dolabriforme |
Binomial name | |
Hypericum dolabriforme Vent |
Hypericum dolabriforme, the straggling St. Johnswort or glade St. John's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae native to the United States.
Description
It is a semi-woody perennial that produces yellow flowers in the summer. It is distinguished from the similar Hypericum sphaerocarpum by having unequal sepals and over one hundred stamens.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Hypericum dolabriforme is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in calcareous glades.[2] It has a small native range, being found primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee with range extensions into northern Alabama and Georgia and southern Indiana.[3]
References
- ^ Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
- ^ New England Wildflower Society
- ^ "Hypericum dolabriforme". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2017.