Hypericum virgatum

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Hypericum virgatum
Hypericum virgatum VPA.jpg
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.
HYPE VIRG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Hypericum virgatum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: H. denticulatum Walter var. acutifolium (Elliott) Blake (also see H. harperi); H. denticulatum var. recognitum Fernald & Schubert; H. denticulatum; H. acutifolium Elliott (also see H. harperi); H. denticulatum ssp. acutifolium (Elliott) N. Robson

Varieties: none

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]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HYVI6
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Weakley 2015