Hypericum densiflorum

Family:HYPERICACEAE
Species:Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
Common Name:Bushy St. John's Wort
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Bushy St. John's Wort is a native shrub in the St. John’s Wort family (Hypericaceae). It is native to most of Alabama. Bushy St. John's Wort grows along creeks, on sand and gravel bars, in swamps, in seeps, and on limestone outcrops. It often forms colonies from root sprouts. It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 3 feet in height. It has a dense twiggy growth form. The dark gray bark on older stems exfoliates in large blocks exposing the reddish brown new bark below. Leaves are opposite, narrowly elliptic, and have entire margins. The leaves often have fascicles of smaller leaves in their axils. Flowers are produced in terminal and axillary cymes. There are five yellow petals and numerous yellow stamens. The fruit is a capsule. Bushy St. John's Wort is often available in the nursery trade. Several varieties have been selected including 'Creels Gold Star', 'Buttercup', 'Goldball', and 'Gemo'. Although often found on wet sites, Bushy St. John's Wort will adapt to quite dry sties. It works well as a low hedge, foundation planting, or mass bed. Flowering is most heavy in late spring, but continues throughout the summer.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Classification

FamilyHYPERICACEAE - St Johns Wort family
Genus Hypericum
Species Hypericum densiflorum Pursh - Bushy St. John's Wort

Citation

Citation Hypericum densiflorum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 376. 1814 [1813].
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Type: **

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Hypericum glomeratum    

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: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Jefferson, Lowndes, Madison, Morgan, Shelby

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1876 - 1979

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
SAMF0002643 Bibb 27 Jun 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4402
SAMF
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126493 Bibb 31 Jul 1998 Whetstone, R. David
19585
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126490 Calhoun 13 Jul 1969 Payne, Jan E.
s.n.
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. densiflorum
JSU126500 Calhoun 13 Jun 1985 Whetstone, R. David
15052
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126496 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
954
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00062276 Bibb 29 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11943
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
UNA00057658 Bibb 02 Sep 1996 Allison, James R.
9463
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126506 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Tudor, Jessica
s.n.
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126502 Calhoun 13 Jun 1985 Whetstone, R. David
15052
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126504 Calhoun 17 Jun 1969 Cofield, Jan
s.n.
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126497 Calhoun 9 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1171
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UWAL0030414 Bibb 22 Jun 1992 Kral, Robert
80977
UWAL
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126503 Calhoun 16 Jul 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4253
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
AUA_ACC_39164 Lowndes 13 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
879
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
JSU126495 Calhoun 9 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1171
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
ALNHS00005923 Bibb 18 Jul 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4134
ALNHS
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
UWAL0007207 Bibb 07 Jul 1984 Green, Greg
s.n.
UWAL
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
USAM000003865 Baldwin 10 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12146
USAM
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_47249 Madison 3 Jul 1981 Baird, E.
34
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_72167 Baldwin 3 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3654
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
JSU126491 Bibb 15 Jun 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9612
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
JSU126492 Bibb 1 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9238
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
TROY000018086 Bibb 27 Apr 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9344
TROY
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_33040 Bibb 11 Jul 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
205
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_21357 Cherokee 26 Jul 1970 Rogers, Norman
132
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
UNA00010471 29 Jul 1876 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
TROY000018085 Bibb 14 Aug 2000 Kral, Robert
90109
TROY
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
SAMF0002664 Blount 25 Jul 2009 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3978
SAMF
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126501 Calhoun 11 Apr 1989 Alford, J. Erik
209
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
ALNHS00004032 Blount 26 Jul 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2375
ALNHS
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00066765 Blount 31 Oct 1997 Keener, Brian R.
496
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126499 Calhoun 13 Jun 1985 Whetstone, R. David
15052
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00010347 Morgan 09 Jul 1969 Kral, Robert
35317
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
UWAL0030398 Bibb 21 Jun 1992 Kral, Robert
80974
UWAL
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
SAMF0002663 Shelby 18 Jul 1988 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2582
SAMF
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126494 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11737
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00058545 Bibb 25 Oct 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2666
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
TROY000018099 Bibb 29 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11943
TROY
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126498 Calhoun 13 Jun 1985 Whetstone, R. David
15052
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00010456 Calhoun 25 Jul 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7487
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_64148 Bibb 31 Jul 1998 Whetstone, R.David
19585 & 1092
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
UWAL0007206 Bibb 25 Oct 2005 Keener, Brian R.
2666
UWAL
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
JSU126507 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9313
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UNA00010461 Blount 06 Jul 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
445
UNA
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
AUA_ACC_35041 Jefferson 28 Jul 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1753
AUA
Hypericum Densiflorum Pursh
JSU126505 Calhoun 15 Jul 1969 Morello, Sandra
s.n.
JSU
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
UWAL0016560 Calhoun 04 Sep 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13859
UWAL
Hypericum densiflorum Pursh var. interior (Small) Sorrie & Weakley
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