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Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.
Sandweed, Peelbark St. John’s-wort

Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Richard Brownscombe, 2018
In habitat, Miramar Pineland, Florida
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Family: Hypericaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United State, Cuba and Belize.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See also a 2022 post on the Treasure Coast Natives blog about the unique mechanisms that Hypericum fasciculatum uses to survive both flooding and drought conditions.

Other data on Hypericum fasciculatum available from :

Hypericum fasciculatum has been found in the following 34 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Cholee Park Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Danforth Park Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Native
Grassy Waters Preserve 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
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area Present Native
Kiplinger Present Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Miramar Pineland Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Pal-Mar Present Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Assumed to be Present Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Riverbend Park Present Native
Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Assumed to be Present Native

Hypericum fasciculatum has been found in the following 9 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

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

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Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Richard Brownscombe, 2018
In habitat, Miramar Pineland, Florida
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Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Richard Brownscombe, 2018
In habitat, Miramar Pineland, Florida
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Richard Brownscombe, 2018
In habitat, Miramar Pineland, Florida
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Hypericum fasciculatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton