Hypericum mutilum

Family:HYPERICACEAE
Species:Hypericum mutilum L.
Common Name:Dwarf St. John's Wort; Slender St. John's Wort
Habitat:Near bodies of water.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HYMU
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyHYPERICACEAE - St Johns Wort family
Genus Hypericum
Species Hypericum mutilum L. - Dwarf St. John's Wort; Slender St. John's Wort

Citation

Citation Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 787. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 232 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Fernald, Rhodora 38: 372. 1936.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Brathys euphorbioides Brathys euphorbioides (A. Saint-Hilaire) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2. 5: 367. 1836.Hypericum euphorbioides A. Saint-Hilaire 1828. 
Brathys quinquenervia Brathys quinquenervia (Walter) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 2. 5: 367. 1836.Hypericum quinquenervium Walter 1788. 
Hypericum euphorbioides Hypericum euphorbioides A. Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 1: 332, t. 69. 1828. BRAZIL: São Paulo: Rio Paraiba near Sebastianopolis, and near Jondiahi, Nov 1822, Saint-Hilaire 1076 (holotype: P).
Hypericum mutilum var. densiflorum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. densiflorum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 60. 1891. ILLINOIS: Alexander Co.: Cairo, on the Mississippi, s.d., Kuntze 2893 (holotype: NY).
Hypericum mutilum var. foliosissimum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. foliosissimum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 60. 1891. MISSISSIPPI
Hypericum mutilum var. minimum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. minimum Coleman, Kent. Sci. Inst. Misc. Publ. 2: 7. 1874. MICHIGAN
Hypericum mutilum var. parviflorum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. parviflorum Fernald, Rhodora 41: 549. 1939.Hypericum parviflorum Willdenow 1803, nom. illegit.; Hypericum quinquenervium Walter 1788. 
Hypericum mutilum subsp. latisepalum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, subsp. latisepalum (Fernald) N. Robson, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 20: 119. 1990.Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. latisepalum Fernald 1936. 
Hypericum parviflorum Hypericum parviflorum Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 3: 1456. 1802, nom. illegit.Hypericum quinquenervium Walter 1788.  
Hypericum quinquenervium Hypericum quinquenervium Walter, Fl. Carol. 190. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Sarothra mutila Sarothra mutila (Linnaeus) Y. Kimura, in Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 10: 232. 1951.Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus 1753. 
Hypericum mutilum var. latisepalum Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus, var. latisepalum Fernald, Rhodora 38: 372. 1936. FLORIDA: Duval Co.: Without data, Curtiss 264* (holotype: GH; isotypes: NY 2 shts).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1896 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00010485 Autauga 30 Aug 1980 Wiersema, John H.
2048
UNA
Hypericum mutilum L.
TROY000048751 Autauga 20 Jul 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
987
TROY
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
TROY000049702 Autauga 24 Aug 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1135
TROY
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
UWAL0047111 Autauga 14 Sep 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1784
UWAL
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
USAM000003895 Baldwin 29 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7965
USAM
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
UWAL0043197 Baldwin 23 Jul 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
423
UWAL
Hypericum mutilum L.
UNA00060320 Baldwin 16 Nov 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8052
UNA
Hypericum mutilum L.
UWAL0043195 Baldwin 21 Jun 2004 Larsen, Harry S.
1385
UWAL
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_72571 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 BARGER, T.WAYNE
PERD-48
AUA
HYPERICUM MUTILUM L.
UWAL0002854 Baldwin 09 Sep 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21563
UWAL
Hypericum mutilum Linnaeus
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