Hypericum cumulicola
Highlands scrub St. John's wort
Family HypericaceaeAlso called Highlands scrub hypericum
About
A rare Florida endemic of Highlands and Polk counties, listed as federally endangered in the United States.
Field notes
Morphology
A perennial with wiry, sometimes woody stems up to about 60 cm from a taproot. Linear, slightly succulent leaves are only a few millimetres long. Scattered flowers have five yellow petals 3–4 mm long and many stamens.
Distribution & habitat
Only in Highlands and Polk counties, Florida.
Ecology
Flowers open in the morning and close by midday; they are visited most often by Dialictus bees.
Conservation
Federally listed as endangered; threatened by habitat loss and degradation.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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