Hypericum galioides
bedstraw st. johnswort
Family
Clusiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, subsessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
May - August
Height (meters)
0.2 - 2.0
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Leaves not linear and with an articulation at the base appearing as a line or groove. Leaves up to 20-30 cm long.
Habitat
Low wet pinelands, prairies, swamps, depressions about ponds and lakes and along ditches.