Hypericum crux-andreae, commonly called St. Peter's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae (St. John's wort) family. It is a small shrub native to Eastern North America. It is primarily found in the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain with extensions into the Piedmont and Cumberland Plateau. It is found in wet flatwoods, and generally in wet, open, sandy areas such as bogs or seeps, although it is occasionally found in drier habitats.
Hypericum crux-andreae (L.) Crantz
Distribution
Wet pine flatwoods (WPF-T), wet pine savannas (SPS-RF, WLPS, VWLPS).
Notes
Occasional. Jun–Oct . Thornhill 700, 746 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Sandy Run [Hancock]: Taggart SARU 308 (WNC!). [= Hypericum stans (Michx. ex Willd.) W.P. Adams & N. Robson sensu RAB; = Weakley]