Hypericum virgatum
Common name: sharpleaf St. Johnswort [1], strict St. Johnswort [2]
| Hypericum virgatum | |
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Hypericum virgatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: H. denticulatum Walter var. acutifolium (Elliott) Blake; H. denticulatum Walter var. recognitum Fernald & Schubert; H. denticulatum Walter; H. acutifolium Elliott; H. denticulatum Walter ssp. acutifolium (Elliott) N. Robson
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). [2] Specimens have been collected from loamy sand of longleaf pineland, shore of ponds, moist marl-like soil in full sun, and damp meadows. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYVI6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 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)
