Hypericum cistifolium

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Hypericum cistifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species: H. cistifolium
Binomial name
Hypericum cistifolium
Lamarck
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Natural range of Hypericum cistifolium from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: roundpod St. Johnswort

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: Hypericum cistifolium Lamarck; H. opacum Torrey & Gray[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

H. cistifolium has been found in natural ecosystems such as pine flatwoods, cypress swamps, pine-oak sand ridges, sandy banks, dune swales, lake shores, stream edges, and swampy woods. It can also occur in disturbed areas such as marshy roadsides, disturbed slash pine flatwoods, and drainage ditches. H. cistifolium often grows in open, moist conditions in soils such as sandy loam or sandy peat.[2]

Associated species of H. cistifolium include Polygala lutea, Rhexia lutea, Scleria muehlenbergii, Sarracenia minor, Marshallia graminifolia, Magnolia virginiana, Pinus palustris, Pinus serotina, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus elliottii, and Ilex glabra.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, L. Baltzell, Wade Biltoft, Keith Bradley, Edwin L. Bridges, Daniel Castillo, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Sidney McDaniel, Richard S. Mitchell, John B. Nelson, Steve L. Orzell, R. E. Perdue Jr., Richard Porcher, Elmer C. Prichard, Grady W. Reinert, and D. B. Ward. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Glades, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Putnam, St. John, Volusia, and Wakulla. South Carolina: Berkeley.