Hypericum sphaerocarpum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyHypericaceae
Family (Traditional)
GenusHypericum
Species:Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
Common NameRoundseed St. Johnswort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S4] KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Brathydium sphaerocarpum Brathydium sphaerocarpum (Michx.) Spach

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Bullitt (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Logan (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Woodford (KY), Bedford (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hardin (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Wayne (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100744380 Franklin Kentucky 25 Oct 1985 Steven Rice
FR-794		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100744364 Madison Kentucky 14 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3050		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100501053 Wilson Tennessee 12 Aug 1979 B. Eugene Wofford
79-246		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100726197 Garrard Kentucky 17 Aug 2011 W. W. Overbeck
1368		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100744398 Franklin Kentucky 06 Jul 1978 John MacGregor
FR-90		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100500972 Franklin Kentucky 09 Jul 1956 Mary Wharton
10262		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31234100744372 Henry Kentucky 07 Jul 1962 J. L. Gentry Jr.
423		 EKY
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
31973000009169 Clinton Kentucky
KNK
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149290 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149323 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149308 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149327 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149298 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149294 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149305 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149332 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149309 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149295 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149321 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149300 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149320 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0150661 Jefferson Kentucky
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149324 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149313 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149296 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149297 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149289 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149315 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149291 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149310 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149333 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149326 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149319 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149288 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149287 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149292 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149322 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149325 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149317 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149304 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149316 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0150668 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149331 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149293 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149334 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149307 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149318 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149299 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UCHT020371 Rutherford Tennessee
UCHT
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UCHT020370 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011824 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011823 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0054023 Grundy Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0057348 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0088624 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0116723 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099841 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011827 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0116725 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0086934 Jessamine Kentucky 17 Jun 1949 Mary Wharton
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0118931 Christian Kentucky 16 Jun 2019 Mason Brock
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0042288 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0033019 Crittenden Kentucky 22 Sep 2014 Mason Brock
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0110790 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0112694 Meigs Tennessee 19 Oct 2008 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0100207 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0052754 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0033012 Cheatham Tennessee 28 Jul 2014 Mason Brock
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099843 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099842 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012938 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Jun 1994 Terri Hogan
164-94		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012958 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Jun 1980 Loni Neight
33		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012959 Rutherford Tennessee 12 Jul 1984 R. J. Beel
24		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0070527 Bullitt Kentucky 18 Aug 1984 Max Medley
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011825 Coffee Tennessee 11 Jun 2003 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099844 Crittenden Kentucky 06 Oct 1986 Max Medley
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012952 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Jun 1982 Karen Haltom
30		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012975 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Jun 1981 James Bonner
50		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0116724 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
HTTU017420 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03373 Franklin Tennessee 23 Jun 1997 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03372 Franklin Tennessee 23 Jun 1997 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03376 Coffee Tennessee 11 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03374 Coffee Tennessee 11 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03375 Franklin Tennessee 12 Jul 1963 Ross C. Clark
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0112722 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012953 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Jun 1981 Jeff Peery
18		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012957 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Jun 1981 Teri Coats
45		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03370 Coffee Tennessee 05 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011822 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099533 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011819 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011831 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
HTTU017418 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
HTTU021173 Logan Kentucky
HTTU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
HTTU017421 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149311 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149314 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149312 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149328 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149306 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149329 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
TENN-V-0149330 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0068365 Simpson Kentucky 21 Aug 2016 Mason Brock
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011828 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011826 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MTSU012950 Rutherford Tennessee 19 Jun 2000 M. Penuel
6		 MTSU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MEM014795 Crittenden Kentucky 04 Jul 1978 Raymond Athey
4139		 MEM
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0011818 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0079032 Franklin Kentucky 13 Sep 1986 Max Medley
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099532 Crittenden Kentucky 21 Jul 1979 Max Medley
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
HTTU017419 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
MEM014830 Todd Kentucky 20 Aug 1978 Raymond Athey
4211		 MEM
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0099534 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0086935 Anderson Kentucky 27 Jun 1968 Harry Woodward
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0042287 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
APSC0086933 Woodford Kentucky 04 Jul 1955 Mary Wharton
 APSC
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
UOS03371 Franklin Tennessee 27 Jun 2005 Mary P. Priestley
 UOS
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
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Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Ashley B. Morris
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Dwayne Estes
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Milo Pyne
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Milo Pyne
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Sunny Fleming
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Sunny Fleming
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Theo Witsell
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Theo Witsell
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Theo Witsell
Hypericum sphaerocarpum - Theo Witsell