Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton Sterns & Poggenb. Sarothra gentianoides L. Pineweed, orange grass
Pineweed (also called orange grass) is a native of North America. Plants: I first noticed pineweed because of its tiny red fruits, growing on thin plants that seem to consist of stems without leaves. I wondered if this was even a “regular” flowering plant—it looked like a ground pine or something similar. Its stems are wiry and green. It reaches 3-18" (7.6-45 cm) in height, usually about 6" (15 cm). Leaves: Tiny and narrow, about ¼" (6.3 mm) long. Flowers: Tiny yellow flowers up to ¼" (6.3 mm) across appear in the spring. Fruits: The fruits in the fall tip the multiply branched stems with pointed, dark red tips Online References:
Hypericum gentianoides on Missouriplants.com Hypericum gentianoides on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Hypericum gentianoides on Missouriplants.com Hypericum gentianoides at the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (PDF) Hypericum gentianoides on Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource Hypericum gentianoides at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center References:
7/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Massachusetts 7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts Hypericum gentianoides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
8/6/2017 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts 7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts 8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts 8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts Range:
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