Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. hypericoides
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- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Botanical Name
- Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. hypericoides
- Common Name
- St. Andrew's Cross
- Synonym(s)
- Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz, sensu stricto (see H. hypericoides ssp. multicaule)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz
- Comments
- This ssp. and ssp. multicaule were lumped in all previous hard-copy versions of the Atlas. Consequently, the map is incomplete at present, pending a more comprehensive review of Virginia herbarium material. Herbarium specimens are commonly top-snatched, and can be difficult to determine. However, in the field, ssp. hypericoides can be distinguished from ssp. multicaule by its growth habit as an upright, single-stemmed shrub (vs. a matted, decumbent gestalt, with multiple prostrate stems arising from the rootstock in ssp. multicaule). See also Comments under map of Hypericum hypericoides sensu lato.
- Habitat
- In varied, damp to dry forests, woodlands, and clearings. Common in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the outer Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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