Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray

Claspingleaf St.john's-wort
Smallflowered St. John's Wort

Florida native

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A rare wildflower mainly of north Florida from Nassau County west through the panhandle of Florida and ranging into the central peninsula. Found throughout the southeast, west into Texas and Kansas, north into Illinois to New York.
Similar to dwarf St. John's wort (Hypericum mutilum) except that this species has leaves on the middle to upper stem that are ovate to deltoid (with triangular bases) and acute tips.

Hypericum gymnanthum is a member of the Clusiaceae - Mangosteen family.

Other species of the Hypericum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
  Hypericum brachyphyllum - COASTALPLAIN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum canadense - LESSER CANADIAN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum chapmanii - APALACHICOLA ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum cistifolium - ROUNDPOD ST. JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum cumulicola - HIGHLANDS SCRUB ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum edisonianum - ARCADIAN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum fasciculatum - SANDWEED
  Hypericum frondosum  - CEDARGLADE ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum hypericoides - ST.ANDREW'S-CROSS
  Hypericum mutilum - DWARF ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum myrtifolium - MYRTLELEAF ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum tenuifolium - ATLANTIC ST.JOHN'S-WORT
  Hypericum tetrapetalum - FOURPETAL ST.JOHN'S-WORT

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species

iNaturalist profile for this species

USDA Plant Profile for this species

Date record last modified: Apr 12, 2024