Hypericum mutilum subsp. latisepalum |
|
---|---|
Stems | apical internode usually longer than adjacent one. |
Leaf | blades broadly ovate or broadly oblong-ovate to suborbiculate. |
Inflorescences | branching from 1–4(–6) nodes, branches diffuse and repeatedly monochasial distally. |
Sepals | ± imbricate, broader beyond middle. |
Hypericum mutilum subsp. latisepalum |
|
Phenology | Flowering late spring–early summer (Apr–Jun). |
Habitat | Ditches, marshes, lake margins, desiccated temporary pools |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; GA; NJ; SC; TX |
Discussion | Fernald recorded subsp. latisepalum from New Jersey; D. H. Webb (1980) did not record it north of South Carolina. No specimens have been seen from farther north than Georgia, where it appears to tend morphologically toward subsp. mutilum. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 94. |
Parent taxa | |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | H. mutilum var. latisepalum |
Name authority | (Fernald) N. Robson: Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 20: 119. (1990) |
Web links |