Hypericum interior Small. Common name: Interior Bushy St. John's-wort. Habitat: Rocky forests, riverbanks, seep, especially over limestone or dolostone. Distribution: Sw. VA, e. and c. TN, nw. GA south to c. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Brought back out of general synonymy under H. densiflorum as a variety in Weakley et al. (2011), but better treated at species rank.
Synonymy ⓘ: = S; = Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley — NSProv, POWO, Tn, Weakley et al (2011); < Hypericum densiflorum Pursh — C, F, FNA6, K4, Adams (1962), Adams (1973), Robson (1996); ? Hypericum revolutum R.Keller, nom. illeg. Basionym: Hypericum interior Small 1901
Links to other floras: < Hypericum densiflorum - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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