Hypericum dolabriforme
Hypericum dolabriforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Hypericaceae |
Genus: | Hypericum |
Species: | H. dolabriforme |
Binomial name | |
Hypericum dolabriforme Vent | |
Hypericum dolabriforme, the Glade St. John's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in calcareous glades.[1] It has a small range, being found primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee with range extensions into northern Alabama and Georgia and southern Indiana.
It is a semi-woody perennial that that produces yellow flowers in the summer. It is distinguished from the similar Hypericum sphaerocarpum by having unequal sepals and over one hundred stamens.