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Hypericaceae
Hypericum

Hypericum buckleyi M.A. Curtis. Common name: Granite Dome St. John's-wort. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Thin soil in seasonal seepage around rock outcrops, particularly granitic exfoliation domes. Distribution: Sw. NC south to nw. SC and ne. GA, a Southern Appalachian endemic.

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Section: Myriandra.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Wilbur (1995) showed that Curtis's spelling of the epithet, "buckleii", should be maintained; however, changes in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature have reversed this (Robson 1996).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, GW2, K4, POWO, RAB, S, S13, W, Adams (1962), Adams (1973), Robson (1996); = Hypericum buckleii — NS, orthographic variant. Basionym: Hypericum buckleyi M.A.Curtis 1843

Links to other floras: = Hypericum buckleyi - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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