Hypericum gentianoides
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Hypericum gentianoides |
| Common name: | orangegrass, pineweed |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 3 - 10" |
| Foliage: | wiry stem, tiny scalelike leaves that grow in pairs. |
| Flower: | very small 5 petalled yellow flowers at the ends of the branches |
| Flowering time: | mid-July to mid-September; fruits late September through autumn |
| Habitat: | sandy ground; often occurring on roadsides and railroad embankments |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Stems and leaves turn deep red in the autumn. |