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§1 Plant

Hypericum calycinum L.

vernacular Aaron's beard — species · Clusiaceae


USDA
HYCA10
GBIF
3189497
Rank
species
Aaron's beard (Hypericum calycinum)
Platephotograph · H. ZellCC BY-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Clusiaceae Lindl.
Genus
Hypericum
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b

County-level range

· 6 counties across 3 states/territories
Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 6 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-43 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
30–60 in/yr
pH range
5.5–7.5
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
0.8 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Summer
Spread rate
None
Stratify
No
Propagation
container, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 6 counties across 3 states/territories.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/HYCA10 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3189497 ↗

Record version

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