Hypericum graveolens Buckley. Mountain St. John's-wort. Phen: Jul-Aug. Hab: Grassy balds, grassy openings, forests, at high elevations (1200 m or more). Dist: Nw. NC and ne. TN south to sw. NC, a Southern Appalachian endemic.
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, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tn, W, Adams (1973), Robson (2006); < Hypericum graveolens Buckley – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 8
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