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Date Photo Taken: 07/14/2012
Location: sope creek, Marietta GA
Posted By: fabfab

Notes:

This plant looks like a patch of some kind of ground cover. the four petals are about 8mm across. Only one stalk out of a hundred is now blooming.

1. fabfab Unregistered says:

   I just recognized it as St.Andres cross.

   July 16th, 2012 at 10:02 pm

2. Angelyn Flower Fanatic says:

   This looks like a member of the Hypericum genus. It could be St. Andrews Cross (Hypericum hypericoides).

   July 17th, 2012 at 7:34 am

3. stone Unregistered says:

   I have a bunch of similar plants, so your question resonated.
   After searching “yellow georgia wildflower identification”, I’ve found a likely candidate.

   St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum stragulum)
   http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/hyst.html

   Or maybe it’s sibling (Hypericum hypericoides)
   http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/clu/hypericum_hypericoides.htm

   It’s a cool plant, and I’ve always encouraged it.

   July 17th, 2012 at 10:01 am

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