Index / Search / Hypericum gentianoides
§1 Plant
Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
vernacular orangegrass — species · Clusiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Clusiaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Hypericum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 793 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- None
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 47 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 100 min.
- Precipitation
- 30–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.6–7
- Root depth
- 6 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Black
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Moderate
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 793 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sevier 05133
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Broward 12011
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Suwannee 12121
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Berrien 13019
- Brooks 13027
- Bulloch 13031
- Chatham 13051
- Chattooga 13055
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Colquitt 13071
- Columbia 13073
- Cook 13075
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Dooly 13093
- Dougherty 13095
- Elbert 13105
- Emanuel 13107
- Evans 13109
- Forsyth 13117
- Franklin 13119
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Hart 13147
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Jones 13169
- Lanier 13173
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Lowndes 13185
- Lumpkin 13187
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Montgomery 13209
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Rockdale 13247
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Treutlen 13283
- Walker 13295
- Wilkes 13317
- Worth 13321
Illinois view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Clark 17023
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Effingham 17049
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Webster 22119
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cedar 29039
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- McDonald 29119
- Montgomery 29139
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Camden 37029
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
Ohio view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Brown 39015
- Columbiana 39029
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lucas 39095
- Meigs 39105
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Columbia 42037
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Chesterfield 45025
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Humphreys 47085
- Jefferson 47089
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- White 47185
Texas view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 88 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 21 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
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Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
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