Hypericum ascyron
Great St. John's Wort, Giant St. John's Wort
Other regional names: Great St. Johnswort
- Great St. Johnswort
Also known as: Hypericum ascyron var. genuinum Maxim.
- Hypericum ascyron var. genuinum Maxim.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hypericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Hypericum ascyron (commonly known as Great St. John's Wort or giant St. John's-wort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Hypericaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Hypericum is notably large, comprising more than 500 species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Connecticut, Hainan, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tuva, Vermont, Vietnam, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya
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