Hypericum tenuifolium

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

Common name: Atlantic St. Johnswort

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, H. tenuifolium occurs in sands of seasonally wet depressions with Polygonella polygama, Pinus palustris and Paronychia chartacea (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus griseocollis, B. impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes distinctus, C. productus, C. sp. A, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis, L. tamiamensis

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Dianthidium floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. rugifrons

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: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.