Hypericum dolabriforme
| Hypericum dolabriforme | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| 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. Brathydium | 
| Species: | H. dolabriforme | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum dolabriforme Vent | |
Hypericum dolabriforme, the straggling St. Johnswort or glade St. John's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae native to the United States.
Description
It is a semi-woody perennial that produces yellow flowers in the summer. It is distinguished from the similar Hypericum sphaerocarpum by having unequal sepals and over one hundred stamens.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Hypericum dolabriforme is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in calcareous glades.[2] It has a small native range, being found primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee with range extensions into northern Alabama and Georgia and southern Indiana.[3]
References
- ^ Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
- ^ New England Wildflower Society
- ^ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Hypericum dolabriforme". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Retrieved 23 January 2017.