Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. hypericoides
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. hypericoides |
| Common name: | St. Andrew's Cross |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Growth type: | sub-shrub, shrub |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 11-1/2" |
| Foliage: | leaves narrowly oblong, not clasping, opposite |
| Flower: | 1/2-1" wide; 4 petals, yellow, forming an oblique cross; 2 styles |
| Flowering time: | flowers early July to early September; fruits early September through autumn |
| Habitat: | dry sandy soil |
| Range in New Jersey: | coastal plain and throughout the Middle, Cape May, Coast, and Pine Barren districts. |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | Its common name refers to the petals which make a cross similar to
the cross of Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron saint of Scotland,
Russia, and Greece. It has also been used medicinally. For more information, see the USDA pdf |