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Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton Sterns & Poggenb.

Pineweed, orange grass

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderMalpighialesA broad group encompassing 16,000 species
FamilyHypericaceaeSt. John’s Wort family
GenusHypericumFrom ancient Greek hyper, “above,” and eikon, “picture,” from an old practice of putting flowers above a picture to ward off evil spirits
Speciesgentianoides“Like a gentian”

About plant names...

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:

Missouriplants.com

The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site

Missouriplants.com

The Michigan Natural Features Inventory (PDF)

Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

References:

Newcomb, Lawrence, Morrison, Gordon (Illus.), Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Little, Brown and Company, 1977, p. 172

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

7/16/2013 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 9" (16 × 23 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 11 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm)

Sarothra gentianoides L.

 

Hypericum gentianoides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

8/6/2017 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire
≈ 3½ × 3" (8.7 × 8.5 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 10 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 8" (15 × 19 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

7/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 5 × 4" (12 × 11 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

9/25/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 4½ × 6" (11 × 16 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

8/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

Hypericum gentianoides (pineweed, orange grass)

8/22/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

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