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Hypericaceae
Hypericum

not marked as a favorite taxon Hypericum ellipticum W.J. Hooker. Common name: Pale St. John's-wort. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Swamp forests, wet places along streams, wet meadows. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) and Nova Scotia west to w. Ontario, south to New York, Delaware, Michigan, and Minnesota, and in the mountains to West Virginia, North Carolina (?), and ne. Tennessee (Johnson County) (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and North Carolina (?). The documentation for Cronquist’s (1991) attribution of H. ellipticum to North Carolina is unknown.

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Section: Myriandra.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA6, G, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Va, WV, Adams (1962), Robson (1996); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Hypericum ellipticum W.J. Hooker 1831

Links to other floras: = Hypericum ellipticum - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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