About
Fourpetal St. Johnswort is a woody-based perennial of wet pinelands in the southeastern United States and western Cuba, flowering most of the year.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows 20–100 cm tall. Leaves 5–35 mm long have heart-shaped clasping bases. One to three flowers 2–3 cm wide have four bright yellow petals and about 100 stamens.
Distribution & habitat
Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and western Cuba, in wet pinelands and ditches on sandy soil.
History & etymology
Described by Lamarck in 1797. Distinguished from H. crux-andreae by broader, clasping leaves.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States, Cuba
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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