Hypericum radfordiorum |
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brushy mountain St. Johnswort |
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Habit | Herbs perennial, erect or ± spreading, branching at base and beyond, (3–)4–7(–7.8) dm. |
Stems | internodes 4-lined. |
Leaves | ascending to widely spreading, sessile; blade narrowly lanceolate (linear-lanceolate on axillary branches), 10–40(–55) × 5–10(–13) mm, longer than internodes, leathery, margins plane, apex acute to acuminate, densely gland-dotted, basal vein 1, midrib with inconspicuous branches. |
Inflorescences | cylindric, to 40-flowered; branching mostly dichasial, subsidiary branches usually with relatively smaller leaves. |
Flowers | 8–15+ mm diam.; sepals lanceolate, unequal (outer slightly wider than inner), 3–6(–7.5) × 1.1–1.8(–2.2) mm, margins sometimes ciliate, not setulose-ciliate, apex acute or acuminate; petals orange-yellow, obovate, 5–10 mm; stamens 50–80, filaments basally connate; styles 2–4 mm; stigmas capitate. |
Capsules | ovoid, 5 × 3–4 mm. |
Seeds | 0.4–0.8 mm; testa linear-pitted. |
2n | = 24. |
Hypericum radfordiorum |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–fall (May–)Jun–Sep(–Oct). |
Habitat | Granitic outcrops |
Elevation | 500–800 m (1600–2600 ft) |
Distribution |
NC |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 90. |
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Name authority | Weakley ex J. R. Allison: Castanea 76: 110, fig. 3. (2011) |
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