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Revision as of 10:43, 23 June 2021

Common name: Sharpleaf St. John's-wort[1], Strict St. John's-wort[2]

Hypericum virgatum
Hypericum virgatum VPA.jpg
Photo by Gary Fleming at the Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species: H. virgatum
Binomial name
Hypericum virgatum
Lam.
HYPE VIRG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Hypericum virgatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Hypericum acutifolium Elliott; H. denticulatum Walter; H. denticulatum Walter var. acutifolium (Elliott) Blake; H. denticulatum Walter var. recognitum Fernald & Schubert; H. denticulatum Walter ssp. acutifolium (Elliott) N. Robson.[2]

Varieties: none.[2]

Description

H. virgatum is a perennial forb/herb of the Clusiaceae family native to North America.[1]

Distribution

H. virgatum is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Arkansas and Louisiana to Virginia and Maryland, as well as in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

H. virgatum is found in hardpan woodlands, rock outcrops, woodland borders, glades, and barrens (especially over mafic or ultramafic rocks).[3] It is also generally found in fields, open woods, and various dry roadsides.[4] Specimens have been collected from the loamy sand of longleaf pinelands, pond shores, moist marl-like soil in full sun, and damp meadows.[5]

Phenology

This species generally flowers from late June until September.[3]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Due to taxonomic discussion, this species distribution is not fully known and is therefore listed as G4 on the global status scale. It is also considered vulnerable in Virginia, critically imperiled in West Virginia, and possibly extirpated in Maryland.[4]

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYVI6
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. 4.0 4.1 [[1]] NatureServe Explorer. Accessed: May 30, 2019
  5. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Debbie Milonski, R.K. Godfrey, Gary Knight, Leon Neel, David Webb, R. Komarek, J.B. Nelson, Albert B. Pittman. States and counties: South Carolina (Clarendon) Georgia (Thomas, Baker, Turner, Grady) Kentucky (Calloway) Florida (Santa Rosa, jackson, Escambia, Walton)