Hypericum crux-andreae

Hypericum crux-andreae, commonly called St. Peter's-wort, is a small shrub in the St. John's wort family. It is native to Eastern North America, where it is primarily found in the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain with extensions into the Piedmont and Cumberland Plateau.[2]

Hypericum crux-andreae
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. crux-andreae
Binomial name
Hypericum crux-andreae
Synonyms [1]
  • Hypericum stans (Michx.) Adams & Robson

It is found in wet flatwoods, and generally in wet, open, sandy areas such as bogs or seeps, although it is occasionally found in drier habitats.[1]

References

  1. http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=711 Digital Atlas of Virginia Flora
  2. "Hypericum crux-andreae". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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