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Hypericum brachyphyllum (Spach) Steud.
Coastalplain St. John’s-wort

Hypericum brachyphyllum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Hypericaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States. Classified as a Facultative Wetlands species by both the State of Florida and the National Wetlands Inventory.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Hypericum brachyphyllum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Hypericum brachyphyllum has been found in the following 34 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Danforth Park Present Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Gomez Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Koreshan State Historic Site Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Milton E. Thompson Park Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Peck Lake Park Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Scrub Oak Park Present Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Tilton Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Hypericum brachyphyllum has been found in the following 9 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County

Hypericum brachyphyllum has been found in the following 5 habitats :
Depression Marsh
Marl Prairie
Mesic Flatwoods
Wet Flatwoods
Wet Prairie

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Hypericum brachyphyllum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton