Hypericum sphaerocarpum
Round-fruited St. John's-wort

Key Characteristics

Perennial forb (70 cm) of moist prairies; stems clustered, somewhat woody at base; leaves elliptic (3-6 cm long), with a single primary midvein; flowers yellow, borne in compact, branched clusters; fruit globose .

Status and Rank

  • State Status: E - Endangered (legally protected)
  • State Rank: S1 - Critically imperiled
  • Global Rank: G5 - Secure

Occurrences

County NameNumber of OccurrencesYear Last Observed
Monroe11983
County Distribution Map for [SNAME]

Updated 05/08/2013. Information is summarized from MNFI's database of rare species and community occurrences. Data may not reflect true distribution since much of the state has not been thoroughly surveyed.

Habitat

Collected only once in Michigan (1983) in openings of shrub thickets along the upper banks of a small tributary creek near Lake Erie. Also found nearby in Ohio, it is at the extreme northeast portion of its range.

Natural Community Types

Associated Plants

Willow and dogwood.

Management

Information on this species consists only of very limited collection data, and the plant was not found during a revisit of the site by the original collector. Status survey in southeastern as well as southwestern Lower Michigan is recommended. Protection of hydrology and natural disturbance regimes are likely important for this species.

General Survey Guidelines

Random meander search covers areas that appear likely to have rare taxa, based on habitat and the judgment of the investigator.

Survey Methods

Page Citation

Michigan Natural Features Inventory. 2007. Rare Species Explorer (Web Application). Available online at http://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/explorer [Accessed May 19, 2013]

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