North Carolina Wildflowers

Hypericaceae > Hypericum

St. Andrew's Cross is common across North Carolina in woodlands and openings with fairly dry soil.

Sensu strictu, this species is not mat-forming but is closely related to the species below.

Common in the NC mountains and piedmont (uncommon in the coastal plain), St. Andrew's Cross grows in dry woodlands and is mat-forming.

Also treated as Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule, Alan Weakley points out that this species is often misspelled as H. stragalum.

Statewide but uncommon in North Carolina, Nits-and-lice grows in fairly dry soils habitats like woodland openings, fields, etc.

Common in the NC coastal plain (uncommon to rare westward in NC), this species grows in various wooded habitats.

Common statewide in NC along borders of woods, streams, fields, etc. Note the scattered black spots on the petals and the dots on the leaves.

Common in wet habitats statewide in NC.

Common in the mountains and piedmont in NC growing in and around woodlands.

Formerly treated as a subspecies of Coppery St. John's Wort (Hypericum denticulatum), evidence is strong for recognizing this taxon at the species level.

Common in the NC coastal plain in pine woods and savannas.

Uncommon and statewide in a variety of habitats. More common toward the mountains and coast.