Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Hypericum > Hypericum crux-andreaeHypericum crux-andreae (atlantic st. peter's-wort; St. Peterswort)Synonyms: Ascyrum crux-andreae (homotypic); Ascyrum cuneifolium; Ascyrum grandiflorum; Ascyrum simplex (homotypic); Ascyrum stans; Ascyrum stans var. obovatum (homotypic); Hypericoides crux-andreae (homotypic); Hypericum stans Hypericum crux-andreae, commonly called St. Peter's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae (St. John's wort) family. It is a small shrub native to Eastern North America. It is primarily found in the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain with extensions into the Piedmont and Cumberland Plateau. It is found in wet flatwoods, and generally in wet, open, sandy areas such as bogs or seeps, although it is occasionally found in drier habitats. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | Screening - Summer [2] | Porous | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous |  | Bloom Period [2] | Mid Summer | Drought Tolerance [2] | Medium | Fire Tolerance [2] | Medium | Frost Free Days [2] | 5 months 20 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | Growth Form [2] | Single Crown | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Moderate | Leaf Type [2] | Deciduous | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Sprig | Root Depth [2] | 12 inches (30 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | Seed Vigor [2] | Low | Seeds Per [2] | 1799996 / lb (3968316 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | Structure [3] | Shrub | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | Slow |  | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | Foliage Color [2] | Green | Fruit Color [2] | Brown |  | Flower Conspicuous [2] | Yes |  | Height [2] | 24 inches (0.6 m) |  | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Mixed Sun/Shade | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | Water Use [2] | Moderate |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
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8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve |
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New Jersey, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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