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Hypericaceae
Hypericum

Hypericum graveolens Buckley. Common name: Mountain St. John's-wort. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Grassy bald, grassy openings, forests, at high elevations (1200 m or more). Distribution: Nw. NC and ne. TN south to sw. NC, a Southern Appalachian endemic.

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Section: Hypericum.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: This and the related H. mitchellianum (another narrow endemic to the Southern Appalachians) hybridize, forming local hybrid populations with intermediate characteristics (Culwell 1970).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, GW2, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, W, Adams (1973), Robson (2006); < Hypericum graveolens Buckley — S13. Basionym: Hypericum graveolens Buckley 1843

Links to other floras: = Hypericum graveolens - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hypericum graveolens, Craggy Gardens, Blue Ridge Parkway, Buncombe County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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