Hypericum mitchellianum Rydb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Clusiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Sparingly branched perennial 4–8 dm; lvs sessile and somewhat clasping; ovate-oblong, the main ones 4–6 cm, half as wide, obtuse; fls comparatively few, in small, crowded cymes; sep 6–10 mm, lance-acuminate, marked with long black lines, but seldom dotted; pet 6–12 mm, scarcely dotted; stamens many, fascicled; styles 3–5 mm; fr 3-locular, ovoid, 8–11 mm, essentially glandless; 2n=16. Moist slopes at high altitudes in the mts.; sw. Va., w. N.C., and e. Tenn. July.