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Hypericum sphaerocarpum

Roundseed St. Johnswort

Family HypericaceaeAlso called Barrens St. John's wort

About

A semi-woody perennial of dry limestone glades and prairies in the eastern United States and Ontario, with clusters of yellow summer flowers.

Field notes

Morphology

Forms patches from rhizomes and has glossy leaves. Distinguished from H. dolabriforme by its smaller flowers.

Distribution & habitat

Mainly the Midwest and Mid-South of the United States and Ontario, on dry calcareous glades and prairies.

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
—
Native to
United States, Canada

Cultivation

Difficulty
Not recorded

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