| Hypericum cistifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Species: | H. cistifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum cistifolium | |
Hypericum cistifolium is a shrub in the familyHypericaceae native in the southeasternUnited States. Plants in the genusHypericum are referred to asSt. John's wort.
Hypericum cistifolium is a shrub that grows 0.2-0.9 meters in height. It has simple, opposite, sessile leaves with entire margins that are oblong to lanceolate in shape. Its yellow flowers can be found from June to August and have 5petals.[1]
Hypericum cistifolium is found from eastern North Carolina south to South Florida and west to eastern Texas. It grows in pine savannas and wet pineflatwoods.[2]