Hypericum fasciculatum
peelbark st. johnswort, st. johnswort, sandweed, peelbark st. john'swort
Family
Clusiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, filiform, subulate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
orange, yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
May - September
Height (meters)
0.8 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
Older bark exfoliating in tissue thin sheets. Young stems winged on each side, not round. Leaves needle-like with smaller leaves in axils.
Habitat
Wet places about ponds and lakes, in low pinelands and along forested streams, cypress pools.