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Photo is of parent taxon
Habit Plants decumbent to prostrate, branching from base, mat-forming, 0.5–3 dm.
Leaf

blades usually oblanceolate, 10–20 × 3–6 mm, broadest beyond middle.

Inflorescences

branching dichasial (1–3-flowered) or lateral.

2n

= 18.

Hypericum hypericoides subsp. multicaule

Phenology Flowering summer (Jun–Aug).
Habitat Dry, rocky slopes, road embankments, dry to moist, rich woods
Elevation 70–900 m (200–3000 ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; DC; DE; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; MO; MS; NC; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX; VA; WV
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Source FNA vol. 6, p. 87.
Parent taxa Hypericaceae > Hypericum > sect. Myriandra > Hypericum hypericoides
Sibling taxa
H. hypericoides subsp. hypericoides
Synonyms Ascyrum multicaule, A. helianthemifolium, A. hypericoides var. multicaule, A. spathulatum, H. hypericoides var. multicaule, H. stragulum
Name authority (Michaux ex Willdenow) N. Robson: Taxon 29: 273. (1980)
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