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Hypericum tetrapetalum Lam.
Fourpetal St.john's-wort
Florida native
A frequent plant of sandhills and scrub throughout the peninsula except for Monroe County and also occurring in some panhandle counties. The range extends into southeastern Georgia and s few south Georgia counties.
LIving up to its common name, this St. Johns-wort has four yellow petals. There are four sepals of unequal size, with the outer sepals much larger than the inner. Flowers have 3 or 4 styles. The woody stem of this evergreen perrenial is glabrous with opposite heart-shaped clasping leaves.
Hypericum tetrapetalum 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 gymnanthum - CLASPINGLEAF 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
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: Jul 23, 2023
