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Sandweed

Hypericum fasciculatum

Photo by Machi
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28.6085, -81.1888

Field Notes

Description:

It stood at least 6 feet tall.

Habitat:

In a grassy area near marsh. Moist forest

Reference Links:

Plants Profile for Hypericum fasciculatum (peelbark St. Johnswort)

Species ID Suggestions

Sandweed

Hypericum fasciculatum

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Ryan Fezz
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Comments (3)
Ryan Fezz
You do indeed have a Hypericum and my money is on Sandweed - Hypericum fasciculatum which likes it wet, can get as tall as you say and tends to have a rather irregular growing growing habit, which seems to be the case looking at your photos.
Machi
According to wikipedia, some members of the genus can get up to 12 meters tall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypericum. Though that still doesn't mean it is a hypericum species, I don't think that is a trait that rules it out as a possibility.
dferris
Flower does look similar, but to my knowledge St. John's Wort isn't a woody plant. Perhaps a related species

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PublishedJune 26, 2015

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