Hypericum edisonianum

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

Common name: Arcadian St. Johnswort

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, H. edisonianum has been found in ephemeral ponds, flatwood ponds, and wet swales in low pine-palmetto flats (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Andropogon brachystachyus, Ascyrum tetrapetalum, and Ascyrum hypericoides (FSU Herbarium). Soils have been recorded as Paola-Basinger (Spodic Quartzipsamments) (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, B. pennsylvanicus

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens, H. schwarzi

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. pectoralis, L. placidensis, L. puteulanum

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica, M. petulans

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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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.