Hypericaceae
Creeping St. Johnswort
Hypericum adpressum
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Creeping St. Johnswort
- Russian
- Зверобой прижатый
Synonyms
- Brathydium fastigiatum (Elliott) K.Koch
- Hypericum adpressum f. adpressum
- Hypericum adpressum f. spongiosum (B.L.Rob.) Fernald
- Hypericum adpressum var. fastigiatum (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray
- Hypericum adpressum var. spongiosum B.L.Rob.
- Hypericum bonaparteae W.P.C.Barton
- Hypericum fastigiatum Elliott
- Myriandra adpressa (W.P.C.Barton) K.Koch
- Sarothra fastigiata (Elliott) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Nate Martineau , iNaturalist observer, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nate Martineau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.