Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray is a plant in the Hypericaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray

Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray

Hypericum gymnanthum is a small St. John's wort found in eastern US wetlands, also native to Guatemala and introduced to Poland.

Family
Genus
Hypericum
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray

Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray grows between 0.3 and 1 meters (about 1 to 3 feet) tall. Its flowers are yellow, with five petals each measuring 3 to 6 millimeters long. The lower leaves of this plant are notably smaller than the upper leaves; the upper leaves are 1.5 centimeters long and 1 centimeter wide. This species is native to a range covering the eastern United States, extending from Florida to New York, and also grows naturally in Guatemala. It has been introduced to Poland. It is most often found in wet habitats, including sinkhole ponds, wet pine flatwoods, bogs, swales, and pine savannas. The United States Department of Agriculture classifies Hypericum gymnanthum as a facultative wetland species.

Photo: (c) J. Richard Abbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Richard Abbott · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Hypericaceae Hypericum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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