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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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''H. suffruticosum'' occurs in longleaf pine flatwoods, as well as disturbed areas like roadsides (FSU Herbarium). It is found in dry sandy soil most commonly (FSU Herbarium).
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Flowering has been observed in March and August (FSU Herbarium).
 
Flowering has been observed in March and August (FSU Herbarium).

Revision as of 13:33, 20 July 2015

Hypericum suffruticosum
Hypericum suffruticosum Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae ⁄ Guttiferae
Genus: Hypericum
Species: H. suffruticosum
Binomial name
Hypericum suffruticosum
P. Adams & N. Robson
HYPE SUFF dist.jpg
Natural range of Hypericum suffruticosum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: pineland St. Johnswort

Hypericum suffruticosum is a perennial shrub.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

H. suffruticosum occurs in longleaf pine flatwoods, as well as disturbed areas like roadsides (FSU Herbarium). It is found in dry sandy soil most commonly (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering has been observed in March and August (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is often maintained by frequent fire (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: R. F. Doren, Leon Neel, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, and Steve L. Orzell.

States and Counties: Florida: Liberty and Nassau. Georgia: Baker and Thomas.