Hypericum hypericoides

Hypericum hypericoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Subsection:	H. subsect. Ascyrum
Species:	H. hypericoides
Binomial name
	Hypericum hypericoides; (L.) Crantz
Synonyms [1]
	Ascyrum hypericoides L.; Hypericoides perforata Poir.;

Hypericum hypericoides, commonly called St. Andrew's cross, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.[2][3] Its preferred habitat is dry woods on acidic soil. It is a small shrub or shrublet that produces yellow flowers with four petals.[4]

References

"Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Cr". Hypericum online. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
Alan S. Weakley. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Herbarium.unc.edu. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
"Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
"Hypericum hypericoides". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

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[1] "Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Cr". Hypericum online. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[2] Alan S. Weakley. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Herbarium.unc.edu. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[3] "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[hyp-4] "Hypericum hypericoides". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2018-10-21.