Hypericum cistifolium

Hypericum cistifolium is a shrub in the family Hypericaceae native in the southeastern United States. Plants in the genus Hypericum are referred to as St. John's wort.

Hypericum cistifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Species:	H. cistifolium
Binomial name
Hypericum cistifolium Lam

Description

Hypericum cistifolium is a shrub that grows 0.2-0.9 meters in height. It has simple, opposite, sessile leaves with entire margins that are oblong to lanceolate in shape. Its yellow flowers can be found from June to August and have 5 petals.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

Hypericum cistifolium is found from eastern North Carolina south to South Florida and west to eastern Texas. It grows in pine savannas and wet pine flatwoods.^[2]