Hypericum gymnanthum
Common Names: claspingleaf St. Johnswort [1]
| Hypericum gymnanthum | |
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| Photo from Illinois Wildflowers Plant Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Theales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | H. gymnanthum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum gymnanthum L | |
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| Natural range of Hypericum gymnanthum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym:none
Variety:none
Description
H. gymnanthum is a perennial forb/herb of the Clusiaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
H. gymnanthum is found throughout the eastern United States is a number of states; Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats include pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, sinkole ponds, and other wet habitats. [2]
General habitats are the Atlantic and Gulf COastal Plain, Eastern Mountains, great Plains, Midwest, Northcentral and Northeast. [1]
Phenology
H. gymnanthum flowers in May, July, and August. [3]
Conservation and Management
H. gymnanthum is considered endangered in Maryland and Ohio. It is being extirpated ini Pennsylvania. [1]
