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Photographer: James R. Sime
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Family Hypericaceae
Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
orange-grass, pine-weed
Hypericum: ancient Greek name derived from hyper, "above," and eikon, "picture," from old practice of placing flowers above an image in the house to ward off evil spirits at the midsummer festival of Walpurgisnacht, which later became feast of St. John
gentianoides: like a Gentian
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-24" tall forb; many, thin, usually opposite stems |
| Flower: | yellow-orange, 5-parted, 1/8" -1/4" wide, mostly stalkless; usually solitary from the leaf axils; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | narrow, conical capsule |
| Leaf: | close to stem, scale-like  |
| Habitat: | dry; in rocky, sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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