Hypericum dolabriforme
Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family
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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.
| Hypericum dolabriforme | |
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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 | |
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]