Flora of the Southeastern United States
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HYPERICACEAE

Hypericum Linnaeus. St. John's-wort.

Key to Hypericum

A genus of 370-420 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, primarily temperate. Hypericum in our area is a large, complex, and interesting genus, with a number of unresolved questions remaining. The species treated in Key B have often been treated in the segregate genus Ascyrum; evidence from a variety of disciplines now suggests that they should be included in Hypericum (Adams & Robson 1961; Calie, Schilling, & Webb 1983; Robson 1996; Nürk et al. 2013). Triadenum is almost basal in (or to) Hypericum, and its inclusion in Hypericum has also been recently promoted (e.g. Nürk et al. 2013), but its retention at generic rank is suggested by its morphological distinction and position as a basal clade.

ID notes: “Longest leaves” should be sought at branch nodes.

Ref: Adams (1957); Adams (1962); Adams (1973); Adams & Robson (1961); Allison (2011); Calie, Schilling, & Webb (1983); Cooperrider (1989); Culwell (1970); Godfrey (1988); Meseguer et al. (2015); Meseguer, Aldasoro, & Sanmartín (2013); Nürk et al. (2013); Robson (1985, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2006); Robson (1996); Robson (2015a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Robson & Adams (1968); Sorrie (2012); Stevens In Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); Weakley et al. (2011); Webb (1980). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Alan M. Cressler
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hypericum fasciculatum, Sedge Pond, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Keith Bradley
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Keith Bradley
image of plant© Keith Bradley
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Keith Bradley
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hypericum androsaemum, Waiotemarama Loop Trail, Waima Forest Sanctuary, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Keith Bradley