species 328 observations
Lloyd's St Johns-wort
Hypericum lloydii
Field notes
Hypericum lloydii, known as Lloyd's St. John's-wort or sandhill St. John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae). It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found primarily in the lower Piedmont and inner Coastal Plain. Its natural habitat is in dry open areas such as sandhills or granite flatrocks.
Hypericum lloydii is a low straggling mat-forming shrub. Its leaves are narrowly linear, reaching up to 25 mm (1 in) long. It produces relatively small yellow flowers, 12–14 mm (0.5–0.6 in) across, in the summer.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Gray Half-Spot, Stained-back Leafroller Moth
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ring-necked Duck, Alconeura macra
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Andrena gardineri
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Habit
- Dense Erect Multi stemmed Spreading
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.