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Hypericum gentianoides

(L.) B.S.P.

Orange-grass St. John's-wort

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139481
Element CodePDCLU030T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyHypericaceae
GenusHypericum
Other Common Names
Millepertuis fausse-gentiane (FR) orangegrass (EN) Orange-grass (EN) Pineweed (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-27
Change Date1984-04-09
Edition Date2002-09-06
Edition AuthorsOlivero, A.
Rank Reasons
Widespread and common in much of eastern North America in open sandy or rocky habitats, only becoming rare at the northern edge of its range.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs from Nova Scotia, Maine, and southeastern Ontario west to Minnesota and south to Texas and Floria (Kartesz 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
QuebecS1Yes
OntarioS1Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckyS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
MichiganS3Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IowaSXYes
LouisianaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
FloridaS5Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
VermontS2Yes
New JerseyS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Hurricane CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest2,279
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
References (5)
  1. Argus, G.W., and D.J. White, eds. 1982. Atlas of the rare vascular plants of Ontario. Part 1. National Museum Natural Science, Ottawa.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Voss, E.G. 1985. Michigan flora. Part II. Dicotyledons. Cranbrook Institute of Science and University of Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1212 pp.
  5. Weakley, A.S. 2000. Flora of the Carolinas and Virginia: working draft of May 15, 2000. Unpublished draft, The Nature Conservancy, Southern Resource Office.