UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Hypericum majus

Hypericum ellipticum

greater Canadian St. John's-wort

pale St. John's-wort
Habit Perennial from short, leafy rhizomes, the stems upright, 1-5 dm. tall, simple or branched above.
Leaves

Leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate to oblong, rounded, 1-3.5 cm. long, 5- to 7-nerved.

Flowers

Inflorescence of terminal cymes with small, linear bracts;

sepals 5, lanceolate, 4-7 mm. long;

petals 5, yellow, about equal to the sepals;

stamens 15-35, the filaments almost capillary, distinct;

styles 3, short.

Fruits

Capsule 3-celled.

Hypericum majus

Hypericum ellipticum
Flowering time July-September June-August
Habitat Peatlands, shores, damp sand, and cranberry farms. Coastal, damp sand and peat, and cranberry farms.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to southwestern Washington.
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Origin Both native and introduced from eastern North America Introduced from eastern North America
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
H. anagalloides, H. androsaemum, H. boreale, H. calycinum, H. canadense, H. ellipticum, H. maculatum, H. mutilum, H. perforatum, H. scouleri, H. tetrapterum
H. anagalloides, H. androsaemum, H. boreale, H. calycinum, H. canadense, H. maculatum, H. majus, H. mutilum, H. perforatum, H. scouleri, H. tetrapterum
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