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Hypericum tetrapetalum

four-petal St. Peter's-wort
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Valerie Anderson

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

four-petal St. Peter's-wort

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Hypericum tetrapetalum

Familia:

Clusiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

2-3 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Evergreen. Some bloom all year, but at least in central Florida, most is spring and summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Moist wildflower garden.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic to neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees include  Augochlorella aurata, Dialictzcs coreopsis and D. lniniatulus (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.

Hábitats nativos:

Flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+), Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Hypetetr ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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