Hypericum perforatum
Common St. John's Wort, Common St. Johnswort
Other regional names: Goatweed
- Goatweed
Also known as: Hypericum perforatum f. floribundum Sennen
- Hypericum perforatum f. floribundum Sennen
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hypericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Hypericum perforatum (commonly known as Common St. John's Wort) is a herbaceous perennial within the Hypericaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Lesotho, Madeira, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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