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Hypericum myrtifolium Lam.
Myrtleleaf St. John’s-wort

Hypericum myrtifolium
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Hypericaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Hypericum myrtifolium available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Hypericum myrtifolium has been found in the following 14 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Hawk's Hammock Park Recorded as Present in Error
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Prairie Creek Preserve Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Prairie/Shell Creek -SWFWMD property Present Native
Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area Present Native

Hypericum myrtifolium has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native

Hypericum myrtifolium has been found in the following habitat :
Mesic Flatwoods

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Hypericum myrtifolium
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer