Hypericum suffruticosum

Hypericum suffruticosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	H. sect. Myriandra
Subsection:	H. subsect. Ascyrum
Species:	H. suffruticosum
Binomial name
	Hypericum suffruticosum; W.P.Adams & N.Robson[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Ascyrum nummularifolium Banks ex Steud. ; Ascyrum pauciflorum Nutt. ; Ascyrum pumilum Michx. ;

Hypericum suffruticosum, known as pineland St. John's-wort,[3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae.[5] It is native to the Southeastern United States.[6]

Description

Pineland St. John's wort is a small, spreading shrub, only 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) tall, with many-branched stems. The stems are 4-lined when young, exfoliating as it matures, into thin, reddish-brown strips or flakes. The leaves are slightly leathery, 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.39 in) long and 1 to 3 mm (0.039 to 0.118 in) across, sessile or subsessile, with pale undersides. The leaf edge (margin) is flat or slightly recurved.[5]

A single flower is produced in each inflorescence. Each flower is on a pedicel 5 to 12 mm (0.20 to 0.47 in) long, recurved or reflexed at maturity. Each flower is 10 to 15 mm (0.39 to 0.59 in) in diameter with 4 sepals, 4 pale yellow petals, and approximately 30 stamens. The ovary is two parted.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Hypericum suffruticosum occurs in the Atlantic coastal plain in the southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[6] Its habitat includes dry, open, sandy areas such as pine flatwoods and savannas.[6][4]

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References

"Hypericum suffruticosum". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
"Hypericum suffruticosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
"Hypericum suffruticosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Hypericum suffruticosum". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
Robson, Norman K. B. (2015). "Hypericum suffruticosum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 6. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-10-21 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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[ipni-1] "Hypericum suffruticosum". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[powo-2] "Hypericum suffruticosum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[usda-3] "Hypericum suffruticosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[weakley2018-4] Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

[hyp-5] "Hypericum suffruticosum". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

[fna-6] Robson, Norman K. B. (2015). "Hypericum suffruticosum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 6. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-10-21 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.