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Hypericum fasciculatum
Sandweed
Peelbark St. John's-wort
Florida native
A common St. John's-wort of wet flatwoods, pond and swamp margins and bogs throughout nearly all of Florida. The range includes the southeastern coastal states from Louisiana to North Carolina.
Sandweed is an erect evergreen shrub from 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 6-1/2 ft.) tall, sometimes a little more. Single-stemmed, branching at the top and sometimes with prop roots at the base. The bark of the older stems is thin and relatively tight, exfoliating in thin chips and flakes. Yellow flowers appear from spring into fall with five petals and sepals and many stamens. Petals are 6-9 mm (1/4 - 3/8 in.) long. Leaves are opposite, simple, linear, revolute, white dotted from 1.3 to 2.6 cm (1/2 - 1 in.) long. Axils of main leaves also have branchlets containing facicles of leaves.
Hypericum fasciculatum 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 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
Hypericum tetrapetalum - FOURPETAL ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
