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Hypericum hypericoides

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Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family Hypericaceae

Hypericum hypericoides
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Subsection: H. subsect. Ascyrum
Species: H. hypericoides
Binomial name
Hypericum hypericoides
(L.) Crantz
Synonyms 
  • Ascyrum hypericoides L.
  • Hypericoides perforata Poir.

Hypericum hypericoides, commonly called St. Andrew's cross, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Its preferred habitat is dry woods on acidic soil. It is a small shrub or shrublet that produces yellow flowers with four petals. There are, according to some classifications, 2 subspecies, hypericoides and multicaule. However, the latter of these is usually classified as a separate species, Hypericum stragulum.

References

  1. Bárrios, S.; Copeland, A. (2021). "Hypericum hypericoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T192160451A192160453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T192160451A192160453.en. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. "Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Cr". Hypericum online. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. Alan S. Weakley. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Herbarium.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. "Hypericum hypericoides". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  6. "US Wildflower - Reclining St. Andrew's Cross, Multi-stem St. Andrew's-cross, Low St. John's-wort, Straggling St. John's-wort, Decumbent St. Andrew's Cross - Hypericum hypericoides ssp multicaule". USWildflowers.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  7. "Hypericum stragulum (multi-stemmed St. John's-wort, St. Andrew's cross): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
Hypericum
List of species
subg. Hypericum
Adenosepalum
Adenosepalum
Aethiopica
Caprifolia
Huber-morathii
Pubescens
Adenotrias
Androsaemum
Arthrophyllum
Ascyreia
Camplyosporus
Coridium
Crossophyllum
Drosocarpium
Elodeoida
Graveolentia
Hirtella
Platyadenum
Stenadenum
Humifusoideum
Hypericum
Erecta
Hypericum
Hypericum
Senanensia
Monanthema
Oligostema
Olympia
Origanifolia
Roscyna
Sampsonia
Taeniocarpium
Takasagoya
Triadenoides
Monospecific
subg. Brathys
Brathys
Brathys
Phellotes
Spachium
Styphelioides
Elodea
Myriandra
Ascyrum
Brathydium
Centrosperma
Pseudobrathydium
Suturosperma
Thornea
Trigynobrathys
Connatum
Knifa
Paleospecies
Taxon identifiers
Hypericum hypericoides
Ascyrum hypericoides
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