FNPS Plant Database

Hypericum edisonianum

Edison's ascrium

PHOTOS COMING SOON!

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Edison's ascrium

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Hypericum edisonianum

Family:

Clusiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Plant in wet prairie setting, wet wildflower garden

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.  

Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.

Native Habitats:

Open seep slopes, wet prairie, wet flatwoods at margins of seasonal ponds, wetland transition zones.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a State-endangered species.  Please honor all state regulations regarding growing and transport of this species.



 

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.   https://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/Hypericum_edisonianum.pdf



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021.  Atlas of Florida Plants  ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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