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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Triadenum
virginicum (L.) Raf. |
| Common
name: |
marsh St. Johnswort
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| Synonomy: |
Hypericum virginicum
L. |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Clusiaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Origin: |
Native |
| Plant
height: |
12-18" |
| Foliage: |
opposite leaves, blue-green with a purple tint. Leaves ovate, sessile. |
| Flower
color: |
pink, 5 petals |
| Flower
size: |
3/4" across |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
July to August; fruit mid-September into October |
| Habitat: |
open swamps and coastal bogs |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the state |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
An obligate wetland species, i.e., Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under
natural conditions in wetlands.
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A.
Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United
States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 537.
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