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

1. Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
2. New England Wildflower Society
3. 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.