Hypericum drummondii (Grev. & Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
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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 - Much-branched annual 2–8 dm, the branches usually alternate; lvs numerous, erect or ascending, linear, 5–20 mm; fls mostly solitary in the axils, short-pediceled; sep lance-linear, 3–6 mm, often surpassing the 3–5 mm pet; stamens 10–22; styles 3, to 1 mm; fr ovoid, 4–6 mm; seeds light to dark brown, 1 mm, coarsely and conspicuously rugose and areolate; 2n=24. Dry soil; Md. to O., Ill., Io., and se. Kans., s. to Fla. and Tex. July–Sept. (Sarothra d.)
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Common Names
nits-and-lice