Hypericum fasciculatum
| Hypericum fasciculatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Theales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae ⁄ Guttiferae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | H. fasciculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. | |
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| Natural range of Hypericum fasciculatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Peelbark St. Johnswort
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Taxonomic notes
Description
H. fasciculatum is a short lived perennial that has a single stem with reddish bark and forms thin adventitious roots. It can be distinguished from similar species, such as H. brachyphyllum by having flat leaves with no apparent fold [1].
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, H. fasciculatum can occur in Nyssa/Ilex communities, dry pond margins, ditches in pine flatwoods, titi bogs, rotted stumps, and dry bottoms of cypress ponds (FSU Herbarium). It responds to an annual, seasonal, or short-term change in water level by rapid colonization of favorable habitats and development of adventitious rooting (Carr et al. 2006). Associated species include Ilex myrtifolia, Eriocaulon lineare, Xyris, Rhynchospora corniculata, and Lycopodiella. It grows in moist loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering in June and October and fruiting October through December (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Hypericum fasciculatum at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens
Colletidae: Colletes nudus
Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
It contains volatile extracts primarily of composed of decyl acetate and gamma-muurolene, and has been used as cathartic agents in traditional Seminole Indian medicine (Crockett et al. 2008).
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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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Sara L. Crockett, R.K. Godfrey, Howard Horne, Virginia Jin, R. Komarek, K. MacClendon, T. MacClendon, Sidney McDaniel, R.A. Norris, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Liberty, Osceola, Wakulla, Walton. Georgia: Clinch, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
