Hypericum perforatum |
Hypericum setosum |
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Chase-devil, common St. John's-wort, Klamath weed, millepertuis commun, Tipton's weed |
hairy St. Johnswort |
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Habit | Herbs annual or perennial, erect, usually unbranched proximal to inflorescence, 2–8 dm. | |
Stems | internodes 4-lined, scabrous-tomentose to pilose. |
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Leaves | appressed to ascending, sessile; blade narrowly ovate or lanceolate to narrowly oblong-elliptic (or proximal oblanceolate), 4–15 × 1.5–7 mm, subcoriaceous, margins recurved, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces scabrous-tomentose to pilose, basal veins 1(–5), midrib with 0–1 pair of branches. |
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Inflorescences | cylindric to subcorymbiform, to 30-flowered, branching mostly dichasial. |
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Flowers | 5–11 mm diam.; sepals ovate to ovate-lanceolate or obovate, subequal, 2.5–5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, margins setulose-ciliate, apex acute; petals 5, deep yellow, obovate, 4–7 mm; stamens (15–)20–40, filaments almost distinct; styles 1.5–2 mm; stigmas ± broadly capitate. |
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Capsules | ovoid to ellipsoid-subglobose, 3.5–5 × 2–3 mm. |
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Seeds | 0.4–0.6 mm; testa linear-reticulate. |
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2n | = 12. |
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Hypericum perforatum |
Hypericum setosum |
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Phenology | Flowering early–late summer (Jun–Sep). | |
Habitat | Wet ditches, bogs, savannas, wet pinelands on sandy soil | |
Elevation | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) | |
Distribution |
AR; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; Europe; Asia (sw Arabia, China, India, Mongolia, Siberia); n Africa [Also introduced widely elsewhere]
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AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA
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Discussion | Subspecies 4 (1 in the flora). Hypericum perforatum has been introduced into various parts of the world, including North America, where only subsp. perforatum is represented. The range of variation in the flora area is less than occurs in Europe, and signs of hybridization that are common there are absent in North America. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Hypericum setosum is the only American Hypericum sp. with an indumentum. It is related to H. virgatum (H. denticulatum subsp. acutifolium); in addition to having the indumentum, it is generally smaller and less branched and has a different chromosome number. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 6, p. 99. | FNA vol. 6, p. 91. |
Parent taxa | Hypericaceae > Hypericum > sect. Hypericum | Hypericaceae > Hypericum > sect. Brathys |
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Synonyms | Ascyrum villosum, Brathys tomentosa, H. pilosum, H. villosum | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 785. (1753) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 787. (1753) |
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