Hypericum cumulicola

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Hypericum cumulicola
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae ⁄ Guttiferae
Genus: Hypericum
Species: H. cumulicola
Binomial name
Hypericum cumulicola
(Small) P. Adams
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Natural range of Hypericum cumulicola from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Highlands Scrub St. John's-wort

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, H. cumulicola occurs in Pinus clausa scrubs with xerophytic oaks (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Ceratolia, Selaginella, Pinus clausa, Prunus geniculata, Polygonella, and Paronychia pulvinata (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers in September and fruits in September and November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Hypericum cumulicola at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: W.P. Adams , Beverly Judd, Walter S. Judd, O. Lakela, James D. Ray Jr., D.B. Ward. States and Counties: Florida: Highlands, Polk. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.