Hypericum lobocarpum Gatt. ex J.M.Coult.

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Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, forming large clumps, 9–15(–20) dm. Stems: internodes 4-lined at first, soon 2-lined to terete. Leaf blades narrowly oblong to oblanceolate or linear, 35–50 × 3–11 mm, base articulated, narrowly cuneate to attenuate, margins recurved to revolute, apex apiculate-rounded to subacute, midrib with 12–14 pairs of branches. Inflorescences <globose-cylindric to shortly and broadly pyramidal>, 5–25-flowered <from apical node>, with 3–15-flowered dichasia from 1–3 proximal nodes. Flowers 10–15 mm diam.; sepals deciduous, not enclosing capsule, 5, narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblong or oblanceolate-spatulate, subequal to equal, (3.5–)4–4.5 × 0.8–1.5(–2) mm, <basal veins 3–7>; petals 5, golden yellow, obovate-oblanceolate, 6–7(–8) mm; stamens deciduous, 100–150; ovary (3–)4–5-merous. Capsules narrowly ovoid-conic to ovoid, 5.5–7 × 2.5–3.5 mm, <notably lobed>. Seeds not carinate, 1.2–1.5 mm; testa linear-reticulate. 2n = 18.
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Infl a compound dichasium of usually 15 or more fls, with similar dichasia in the upper 2–4 lf-axils, producing a panicle-like aspect; styles (3–)5; fr mostly 5.5–8 mm, deeply sulcate or lobed, quasi-(3–)5-locular; otherwise much tike no. 6 [Hypericum densiflorum Pursh]; 2n=18. Moist bottom-lands and banks of streams and ditches; se. Mo., s. Ill., and w. Tenn. to Miss., La., e. Tex., and se. Okla. June–Aug. (H. densiflorum var. l.)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

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Distribution

Hypericum lobocarpum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126264-2
WFO ID wfo-0001296050
COL ID 6MQF5
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Synonyms

Hypericum oklahomense Hypericum rostratum Hypericum lobocarpum Hypericum densiflorum var. lobocarpum