Hypericum punctatum |
Hypericum scouleri |
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Norton's St. John's-wort, Scouler's St. John's-wort, western John's-wort |
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Habit | Perennial from wide-spread rhizomes and stolons, the stems erect, usually many, 1-8 dm. tall, simple to freely-branched. | |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 1-3 cm. long, purplish-black dotted, the bases somewhat clasping. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of few-flowered, leafy-bracteate cymes; sepals 5, triangular to ovate-lanceolate, purplish-black dotted, rounded; petals 5, pale to bright yellow, about twice the length of the sepals, conspicuously purplish-black dotted along the margins; stamens 75-100, attached at the base into 3 distinct groups; styles 3, slender, 3-5 mm. long. |
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Fruits | Capsule 6-9 mm. long, 3-celled. |
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Hypericum punctatum |
Hypericum scouleri |
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Flowering time | June-September | |
Habitat | Moist places from along the coast to well up in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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