Plants Profile for Hypericum virgatum (sharpleaf St. Johnswort)

General Information
Symbol:	HYVI6
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Clusiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 533. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
HYAC2	Hypericum acutifolium Elliott	sharpleaf St. Johnswort
HYDEA	Hypericum denticulatum Walter var. acutifolium (Elliott) S.F. Blake
HYDER	Hypericum denticulatum Walter var. recognitum Fernald & B.G. Schub.
HYHA3	Hypericum harperi auct. non R. Keller p.p.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Theales
Family	Clusiaceae ⁄ Guttiferae – Mangosteen family
Genus	Hypericum L. – St. Johnswort
Species	Hypericum virgatum Lam. – sharpleaf St. Johnswort

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FAC
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Midwest	FAC