Early St. Johns Wort; Early St. Johnswort

Hypericum apocynifolium

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Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 9 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Hypericum

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Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Tallula watsoniWatson's Tallula
Zale lunataLunate Zale
Xenotemna pallorana

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Hypericum

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

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