Hypericum dolabriforme

Hypericum dolabriforme
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.


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