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Hypericum tenuifolium Pursh
Atlantic St.john's-wort
Sandhill St. John's-wort
Synonym(s): Hypericum reductum (Svenson) W. P. Adams
Florida native
A frequent plant of sandhills and scrub of much of the peninsula expet the southern tip. Also found in Franklin County and the western panhandle. The range includes the coastal plain from Alabama into North Carolina.
These shrub-like herbs with woody stems typically grow to about a half meter (20 in.) tall. The opposite, sessile leaves are needle-like and usually less than 12mm (1/2 in.) and long often with glandular margins. Flowers have five yellow petals, five needle-like sepals and many stamens.
Hypericum tenuifolium 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 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: Jun 01, 2024
